The eight Breeders Crown championship races for 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers were held on October 24, 2009, at a cold and windy Woodbine Racetrack. The big star was Muscle Hill, who won his 20th race in a row in the 3-year-old Colt Trot in his final start. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here.
Entries for the eight Breeders Crown races for the 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers at Woodbine on Saturday October 24, 2009.
Heavy favorite Muscle Hill dominated the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk to win his 17th race in a row. The win also put driver Brian Sears over the $100 million mark in career earnings. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Favorite Sportswriter drew off to win the $1 million Metro Pace for 2-year-old colts by 2 lengths. Also on the card, Shark Gesture won the Canadian Pacing Derby going wire to wire and Put On A Show won the She's A Great Lady Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies in a close photo. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Results for the 2009 Breeders Crown open races for the older trotters and pacers at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
Muscle Hill won the $1.5 million Hambletonian for trotters at the Meadowlands easily by 6 lengths in track record time. Also on the card, Broadway Schooner held on to win the $783,042 Hambletonian Oaks by nose. Get the results, charts, and photos for five of the big stakes on 2009 Hambo day here.
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Results and photos for the 5 stakes races on the 2009 Pepsi North America Cup card at Mohawk Racetrack, including the big race won by Well Said.
Saturday June 27 at Mohawk Racetrack is the $1.5 million North America Cup for the pacers. Well Said, winner of one of four elimination races, will start from post 5 as the 2-1 favorite in the field of ten. Get the entries and posts here.
The eight Breeders Crown championship races for 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers were held on November 29, 2008, at The Meadowlands and Somebeachsomewhere was the big star, winning the 3-year-old Colt and Gelding Pace. The victory put his earnings at $2.44 million for the year and made him a certainty for year-end honors. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here.
Deweycheatumnhowe bounced back from his 2nd place finish in the elimination to win the $1 million 2008 Canadian Trotting Classic by 2 lengths, his 18th win from 19 career starts. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
The four 2008 Breeders Crown open races for the older trotters and pacers were held at Mohawk Racetrack on a card that also included the $1 million Metro Pace and 3 other stakes. Major in Art won the Metro Pace, Mister Big the Breeders Crown Open Pace, and Corleone Kosmos the Open Trot. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here. here.
Mister Big drew off to win the $702,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Racetrack over Western Shore and Eagle Luck. Get the results, chart, and photos here plus Thumbelina the world's smallest horse.
Deweycheatumnhowe held off the late close by Crazed but remained unfeated making the $1.5 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands his 15th straight career victory. Get the results, charts, and photos for this and the Hambo Oaks won by Creamy Mimi here.
Art Official wore down undefeated favorite Somebeachsomewhere to win the $1.1 million Meadowland Pace by a neck, setting a new world record time for 3-year-old pacers of 1:47 flat. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Napoleon came out the winner in a bizarre 2008 Yonkers Trot, where favorite Holiday Credit broke stride on the lead with only 50 yards to go. Also on the card, Creamy Mimi won the Hudson Trot for fillies. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Results and photos for the 5 stakes races on the 2008 Pepsi North America Cup card, including the big race won by Somebeachsomewhere.
Saturday June 14, 2008, at Mohawk Racetrack is the $1.5 million North America Cup for the pacers. 2-year-old champion pacer of 2007 Somebeachsomewhere, who is now undefeated in 8 lifetime starts, is the 8-5 favorite in a field of 10 with Badlands Nitro the second choice at 4-1. Get the entries and posts here.
The eight Breeders Crown championship races for 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers were held on November 24 at The Meadowlands and drivers Brian Sears and George Brennan both won two races each. In the 2-year-old Filly Trot, driver John Campbell became the first driver to reach $250 million in earnings with his 12 length victory behind Snow White. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here.
The four Breeders Crown open races for the older trotters and pacers were held at Mohawk Racetrack this year on a card that also included the $1 million Metro Pace and 3 other stakes. The track was fast and three track records were set as well as one world record. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here. here.
Donato Hanover was a heavy favorite for the 2007 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands, and he did not disappoint, winning by 1 1/4 lengths. Get the results, charts, and photos here
Southwind Lynx rallied in the stretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace. Also on the card, Donato Hanover won his 11th consecutive race in the Stanley Dancer Memorial. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Results and photos for the 7 stakes races on the 2007 Pepsi North America Cup card, including the big race won by Tell All.
Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack is the $1.5 million North America Cup for the pacers. Yankee Skyscraper is the favorite in a field of 10. Get the entries and posts here.
Glidemaster became the 8th trotting Triple Crown winner with his 1 3/4 length win over Algiers Hall in the 2006 Yonkers Trot. Also on the card, Palone Ranger won the Messenger Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
The 8 Breeders Crown championship races for 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers were held on October 28 at Woodbine and driver Mike Lachance was the big winner, taking 3 of the 8 races including the 2-year-old Colt Pace with Charley Barley. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 races here.
Entries for the eight Breeders Crown races for the 2 and 3-year-old trotters and pacers at Woodbine on Saturday October 28, 2006.
Glidemaster won the 2006 Hambletonian in stakes record time by 1 1/4 lengths while favorite Mr. Pine Chip broke stride in the stretch to finish last. Get the results, charts, and photos here plus the Hambletonian Oaks and all the other stakes on the card.
Saturday night at the Meadowlands 4 big stakes for the harness horses. The biggest results of the night was Lis Mara tying the world record for a mile in the Open Pace. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 4 races here.
Artistic Fella won the 2006 Meadowlands Pace for his 9th career win. Get the results, charts, and photos for this as well as the William R.
Haughton Memorial and Stanley Dancer Memorial stakes.
Total Truth made an impressive 4 wide move to win over favorite Feelin Friskie. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 3 stakes on the card here.
Saturday at Woodbine is the $1.5 million North America Cup for the pacers. Feeling Friskie is the favorite in a field of 10. Get the entries and posts here.
Results and photos for the eight Breeders Crown 2 and 3-year old races held at the Meadowlands on November 26, 2005.
Results for the Maple Leaf Trot card at Mohawk Racetrack on September 17, 2005, featuring the match-up between Mr. Muscleman and Peaceful Way.
Results for the older horse divisions of harness racing's Breeders Crown championships at Mohawk Racetrack on September 3, 2005.
Entries for the four Breeders Crown races for the older trotters and pacers at Mohawk Raceway on Saturday September 3, 2005.
Results and photos for harness racing's main event for 3-year-old trotters, the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands on August 6, 2005. The Hambo winner was Vivid Photo and the Oaks was Jalopy.
Results and photos for all the stakes races on 2005 Hambletonian Elimination Day.
Rocknroll Hanover rolled to victory the $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup, Canada's richest harness race and the richest pacing event on the continent, at Woodbine on June 18, 2005.
The field for the 2005 Pepsi North America Cup with post positions and morning line odds. The favorite is expected to be Rocknroll Hanover.
Elimination winner Tom Ridge was made the 5-2 favorite for Saturday's $1 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack after drawing post six on Tuesday.
Hall of Fame candidate Ron Pierce guided upset winners in both the open pace and mare trot divisions of the $1.9 million Breeders Crowns at the Meadowlands. In the other two divisions, Always Cam captured the $300,000 Mare Pace and HP Paque prevailed in the $800,000 Open Trot.
In a blanket finish, Mantacular, a 26-1 longshot with Hall of Fame driver Cat Manzi at the controls, tipped five wide down the stretch to nip a resurgent Metropolitan at the wire and win the $1,629,500 Pepsi North America Cup.
9-5 favorite Georgia Pacific got first choice of post positions and will break from the 4 hole in North America's richest race so far this year, the $1.6 million Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine.
Results for the older horse divisions of harness racing's Breeders Crown championships at Woodbine. Also includes the Metro Pace results from the same night.
Results for the 2 and 3-year-old divisions of harness racing's Breeders' Crown championships at Woodbine.
Results for the 2 and 3-year-old divisions of harness racing's Breeders' Crown held at Woodbine.
Coverage of the 2003 North America Cup for the pacers won by Yankee Cruiser.
Coverage of the 2002 North America Cup for the pacers won by Red River Hanover.
Coverage of the 2002 North America Cup for the pacers won by Bettors Delight.
