Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ontario hosted the 2007 Breeders Crown Open Divisions for older horses, as well as 4 rich undercard stakes for younger horses. Racing conditions were ideal, and all of the stakes events were contested at 1 mile around 2 turns of the fast, banked 7/8-mile oval. The weather was perfect for a night of harness racing, with no wind, clear skies, and cool temperatures.
The $784,080 Open Trot saw even-money favorite Corleone Kosmos lead the field most of the way around through fractions of 27 3/5, 57 3/5, and 1:25 2/5 while as many as 2 1/2 lengths clear of the balance of the field. 2-1 second choice Equinox Bi closed strongly to his outside through the stretch, Corleone Kosmos dug in and held off Equinox Bi by a margin of just 1/4 length in a track-record tying 1:52 for the mile trip over the fast track. It was a long 6 lengths back to 5-2 third choice Vivid Photo in third. However, Corleone Kosmos broke stride with about 40 yards to go, and finished the race off-stride. After reviewing the video of the stretch run, the judges disqualified him to second for a lapped on break, handing the win to Equinox Bi.
Driver John Campbell of disqualified Corleone Kosmos said, "He just rolled off. He did that some last year, but not so far this year, until now. It just happened at an inopportune time."
Trainer Darren McCall added, "I could see it was going to happen a 100 yards before. He just lost his trot. The track is real hard and his feet were stinging him. It is a real bad way to lose any race, let alone the Breeders Crown."
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