The Breeders 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot is a harness racing event for two-year-old Standardbred male trotters. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and pacers. 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 Hambletonian Society, Inc. - History of the Breeders Crown Retrieved November 5, 2016 The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States.Hoosier Park article titled "2017 Breeders Crown Dates Set For Hoosier Park" Retrieved November 7, 2016
Historical race events On October 5, 1984 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky, Workaholic became the first ever Breeders Crown champion when he won the run-off for the 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot. Owned by an American racing partnership headed by Paul Heineken & Paul Ewell of Ocean City, Maryland, Workaholic was driven and trained by Swedes Berndt Lindstedt and Jan Johnson.Washington Post November 12, 1984 article titled "Workaholic Becomes Leading Trotter" Retrieved November 10, 2016
In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night.Breeders Crown: 31 Years of Statistics Retrieved November 5, 2016
North American Locations Woodbine Racetrack (Wdb) Ontario (9) Pompano Park (Ppk) Florida (7) Meadowlands Racetrack (Mxx) New Jersey (6) Mohawk Raceway (Moh) Ontario (5) Garden State Park (Gsp) New Jersey (1) Pocono Downs (Pcd) Pennsylvania (2) Colonial Downs (Cln) Virginia (1) The Meadows Racetrack (Mea) Pennsylvania (1) The Red Mile (Lex) Kentucky (1)
Records Most wins by a driver 4 – John Campbell (1985, 1986, 1993, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer 5 – Jimmy Takter (1996, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Stakes record 1:53 0/0 – Walner (2016)
Winners of the Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot Year Winner Driver Trainer Owner Time Purse Track2016WalnerTim TetrickLinda ToscanoKenneth Jacobs 1:53 0/0$600,000Mxx2015Southwind FrankYannick GingrasRon Burke Burke Rcg Stb, W. Bruscemi, Our Horse Cents Stbs, J&T Silva Stbs1:54 2/5$600,000Wdb2014PinkmanYannick GingrasJimmy TakterChristina Takter, Joyce McClelland, Herb Liverman1:53 2/5$500,000Mxx2013Father PatrickYannick GingrasJimmy TakterFather Patrick Stable1:54 0/0$500,000Pcd2012Wheeling N DealinSylvain FilionR. Dustin JonesEcurie Synergie1:56 0/0$600,000Wdb2011Uncle PeterDave PaloneJimmy TakterChristina Takter, John D. & Jim H. Fielding, & Falkbolagen AB1:55 0/0$600,000Wdb2010ManofmanymissionsAndy MillerErvin M. MillerMaurice Biasuzzi, John Carver & Mystical Marker Farms1:53 2/5$600,000Pcd2009Pilgrims TajMichel Lachance Keith ArmerB. Bongiorno, R. P. Heffering, Bix DiMeo & Val d'Or Farms1:57 1/5$650,000Wdb2008Muscle HillBrian SearsGreg PeckJerry Silva & TLP Stable1:53 3/5$700,000Mxx2007DeweycheatumnhoweRay SchnittkerRay SchnittkerR. Schnittker, T. Gewertz, C. V. Iannazzo & Deweycheatumnhowe Stb1:57 2/5$650,000Mxx2006Donato HanoverRonald PierceSteve ElliottDavid B. Scharf, Steven Arnold, Golden Touch Stable 1:56 0/0$600,000Wdb2005ChocolatierDouglas J. AckermanDouglas J. AckermanDoug Ackerman Stable1:56 1/5$507,600Mxx2004Ken WarkentinDavid MillerJimmy TakterChristina Takter, John D. & Jim H. Fielding, Tie Domi & Windsor Stable1:57 1/5$525,900Wdb2003Cantab HallMichel LachanceRon GurfeinBrittany Farms, Lindy Racing, Jerry Silva & Sampson Stable1:56 4/5$445,000Mxx2002Broadway HallJohn CampbellJim CampbellJules & Arlene Siegel1:57 2/5$525,500Wdb2001Duke Of YorkPaul MacDonnellJohn BaxAlexander J. Libfeld, Marvin Katz & Sam Goldband1:57 3/5$570,000Wdb2000Banker HallTrevor RitchieHarald LundeTommy Andersson1:56 1/5$543,500Moh1999Master LavecDan DaleyDan DaleyAnn-Mari Daley & Robert Pergament1:56 4/5$525,700Moh1998CR CommandoCarl AllenCarl AllenCarl & Rod Allen Stable & Niss Allen1:53 2/5$390,700Cln1997Catch As Catch CanWally HennesseyRon GurfeinCatch As Catch Can Stable2:01 1/5$350,000Moh1996Malabar ManMalvern C. BurroughsJimmy TakterMalvern C. Burroughs1:59 1/5$366,600Moh1995Armbro OfficerSteve CondrenRobert McIntoshRobert McIntosh, Seymour Grundy & CSX Stables1:58 3/5$372,800Gsp1994Eager SeelsterTed JacobsTed JacobsJohn D. Fielding, Leo & Four Studs Stable1:58 3/5$339,100Wdb1993Wesgate CrownJohn CampbellG. R. "Raz" MacKenzieSimmonds, Guida & Simmonds1:57 1/5$300,000Ppk1992Giant ChillJohn F. Patterson, Jr.Per ErikssonGewertz & Robins Racing1:58 2/5$300,000Ppk1991King ConchWilliam GalePer ErikssonThomas Moberg1:56 2/5$300,000Ppk1990Crysta's BestDick Richardson, Jr.Dick Richardson, Jr.Huber, Montgomery, Biddle & Breidenbach2:01 0/0$473,870Ppk1989Royal TroubadorCarl AllenCarl AllenCarl & Rod Allen Stable1:59 2/5$475,213Ppk1988Valley VictoryBill O'DonnellSteve ElliottArlene Traub1:58 1/5$488,219Ppk1987Defiant OneHoward BeissingerHoward BeissingerAnn Beissinger & Eva Duringer2:01 4/5$428,912Moh1986Mack LobellJohn CampbellCharles Sylvester One More Time Stable1:59 1/5$496,850Ppk1985Express RideJohn Campbell George SholtyCastleton Farm, Hanley Dawson, Jr. & William Simon2:01 3/5$474,803Mea1984WorkaholicBerndt O. LindstedtJan JohnsonThe Workaholics Partnership (Paul Heineken & Paul Ewell, et al.)1:57 1/5$600,750Lex
See also List of Breeders Crown Winners
External links YouTube Video - Workaholic wins 1984 Breeders Crown 2YO Trot
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