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Breeders Crown Open Trot

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Location
  
United States & Canada

Surface
  
Dirt

Inaugurated
  
1985

Race type
  
Harness race for Standardbred pacers

Website
  
Hambletonian Society, Inc.

Distance
  
1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)

The Breeders Crown Open Trot is a harness racing event for Standardbred trotters. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and Pacers. The Open Trot for horses age four and older was first run in 1985. It is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America. The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States.

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Historical race events

In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night.

North American Locations

  • Meadowlands Racetrack (Mxx) New Jersey (13)
  • Mohawk Raceway (Moh) Ontario (5)
  • Woodbine Racetrack (Wdb) Ontario (4)
  • Pocono Downs (Pcd) Pennsylvania (2)
  • Freehold Raceway (Fhl) New Jersey (1)
  • The Meadows Racetrack (Mea) Pennsylvania (1)
  • Pompano Park (Ppk) Florida (1)
  • Freestate Raceway (Fsr) Maryland (1)
  • Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack (Dela) (1)
  • Louisville Downs (Lou) (1)
  • Sportsmans Park (Spt) (1)
  • Saratoga Raceway (Stg) (1)

    • Records

    Most wins by a driver
  • 6 – John Campbell (1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2008)
    • Most wins by a trainer
  • 2 – Charles Sylvester (1988, 1994), Ron Waples (1990, 1992), Jimmy Takter (1998, 2015), Jim Doherty (2002, 2003), Trond Smedshammer (2004, 2006), Brian Sears (2006, 2016), Linda Toscano (2012, 2013)
    • Stakes record
  • 1:51 0/0 – Market Share (2013) & Commander Crowe (2014)

    • References

    Breeders Crown Open Trot Wikipedia
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