The Breeders Crown is an annual series of Harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Hambletonian Stakes, in 1984 to enhance the Standardbred breeding industry and to promote the sport of Harness racing by providing a lucrative high-profile championship race in each of these categories. The annual races for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings and 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings, are each part of the Grand Slam Prize in harness racing.

For its first 15 years, races were contested at tracks around North America. After a 1998 appearance at the then-new Colonial Downs near Richmond, Virginia, the series has rotated between The Meadowlands (near New York City), Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), and the Greater Toronto Area's two tracks, Woodbine Racetrack and Mohawk Racetrack. In 2017, the series will be contested at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino.[1]

List of Races

Breeders Crown Sites

Year 2YO C&G Pace 2YO C&G Trot 2YO F Pace 2YO F Trot 3YO C&G Pace 3YO C&G Trot 3YO F Pace 3YO F Trot Open Mare Pace Open Mare Trot Open Pace Open Trot
2023 Harrah's Hoosier Park
2022 Woodbine Mohawk Park
2021 The Meadowlands
2020 Harrah's Hoosier Park
2019 Woodbine Mohawk Park
2018 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
2017 Hoosier Park
2016 The Meadowlands
2015 Woodbine Racetrack
2014 The Meadowlands
2013 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
2012 Woodbine Racetrack
2011 Woodbine Racetrack
2010 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
2009 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands
2008 The Meadowlands Mohawk Racetrack
2007 The Meadowlands Mohawk Racetrack
2006 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands
2005 The Meadowlands Mohawk Racetrack
2004 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands
2003 The Meadowlands Woodbine Racetrack Not contested 1996-2003 Woodbine Racetrack
2002 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
2001 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
2000 Mohawk Racetrack The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
1999 Woodbine Racetrack The Meadowlands The Meadowlandss
1998 Colonial Downs The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
1997 Mohawk Racetrack The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
1996 Mohawk Racetrack Yonkers Raceway Vernon Downs Yonkers Raceway Vernon Downs The Meadowlands The Meadowlands
1995 Garden State Park Woodbine Racetrack Northfield Park Delaware County Fairgrounds Northfield Park Delaware County Fairgrounds
1994 Woodbine Racetrack Garden State Park Freehold Raceway
1993 Freehold Raceway Pompano Harness Freehold Raceway Pompano Harness Freehold Raceway Pompano Harness Freehold Raceway Pompano Harness Mohawk Raceway
1992 Pompano Harness Northfield Park Pompano Harness Northfield Park Pompano Harness Mohawk Raceway
1991 Pompano Harness The Meadows
1990 Pompano Harness
1989 Pompano Harness Northfield Park Blue Bonnets Freehold Raceway Freestate Raceway
1988 Pompano Harness Mohawk Raceway The Meadows Hazel Park Raceway Rosecroft Raceway The Meadowlands Batavia Downs Scioto Downs Saratoga Harness
1987 Rosecroft Raceway Mohawk Raceway Freestate Raceway Hazel Park Harness Pompano Harness The Red Mile Northfield Park Roosevelt Raceway The Meadowlands
1986 Garden State Park Pompano Harness Rosecroft Raceway Canterbury Downs Garden State Park Freehold Raceway Greenwood Raceway Scioto Downs Los Alamitos Louisville Downs
1985 Rosecroft Raceway The Meadows Yonkers Raceway Garden State Park Mohawk Raceway Northlands Park Pompano Harness Not contested in 1984-85 Freestate Raceway Sportsman's Park
1984 The Meadows The Red Mile Maywood Park Mohawk Raceway Northlands Park Pompano Harness Liberty Bell Park Racetrack Rosecroft Raceway Not contested

See also

References

  1. ↑ AP 5:10 p.m. EDT October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29). "Breeders Crown sites announced through 2017". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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