| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1984 (40 years ago) (1984) |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred pacers |
| Website | Hambletonian Society, Inc. |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | 2-year-olds |
| Purse | $600,000 (2023) |
The Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace is a harness racing event for two-year-old standardbred filly pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred pacers and trotters. 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.
Historical race events
In her final start of 2014, JK Shesalady made the Breeders Crown her fourteenth straight victory in an undefeated season and would become the first 2-year-old filly in history to be voted the Dan Patch Harness Horse of the Year Award.
North American locations
- Woodbine Racetrack (Wdb) Ontario (9)
- Meadowlands Racetrack (Mxx) New Jersey (7)
- Mohawk Raceway (Moh) Ontario (6)
- Pompano Park (Ppk) Florida (5)
- Harrah's Hoosier Park (HoP) Indiana (3)
- Pocono Downs (Pcd) Pennsylvania (2)
- Colonial Downs (Cln) Virginia (1)
- Freehold Raceway (Fhl) New Jersey (1)
- Freestate Raceway (Fsr) Maryland (1)
- Garden State Park (Gsp) New Jersey (1)
- Maywood Park (May) Illinois (1)
- Rosecroft Raceway (Rcr) Maryland (1)
- Yonkers Raceway (YR) New York (1)
Records
- Most wins by a driver
- 6 – John Campbell (1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 4 – Bruce Nickells (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992)
- Stakes record
- 1:49 2/5 – My Girl EJ (2023)
Winners of the Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace
| Year |
Winner |
Driver |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | My Girl EJ | Dexter Dunn | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Elizabeth Novak, Howard Taylor | 1:49 2/5 | $700,000 | HoP |
| 2022 | Sylvia Hanover | Bob McClure | Shawn Steacy | Hudson Standardbred Stable Inc. | 1:51 1/5 | $600,000 | Moh |
| 2021 | Niki Hill | Dexter Dunn | Chris Ryder | Tom Hill | 1:51 0/0 | $600,000 | Mxx |
| 2020 | Fire Start Hanover | Dexter Dunn | R. Nifty Norman | Pinske Stables, David Hoese and Lawrence Means | 1:50 4/5 | $600,000 | HoP |
| 2019 | Reflect with Me | Andrew McCarthy | Tony Alagna | Brittany Farms, Bradley Grant | 1:50 3/5 | $600,000 | Moh |
| 2018 | Warrawee Ubeaut | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | Burke, Collura, Silva-Purnel Libby & Weaver-Bruscemi | 1:52 3/5 | $650,000 | Pcd |
| 2017 | Youaremycandygirl | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | William J Donovan | 1:53 2/5 | $600,000 | HoP |
| 2016 | Someomensomewhere | Marcus Miller | Ervin Miller | Nick Surick Stable LLC & KDM Stables Corp. | 1:51 2/5 | $600,000 | Mxx |
| 2015 | Pure Country | Brett Miller | Jimmy Takter | Diamond Creek Racing | 1:51 4/5 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2014 | JK Shesalady | Tim Tetrick | Nancy Johansson | 3 Brothers Stable (Alan, Ronald & Steven Katz) | 1:50 2/5 | $500,000 | Mxx |
| 2013 | Uffizi Hanover | David Miller | Jimmy Takter | Al J. Libfeld, Marv Katz & Sam A. Goldband | 1:52 1/5 | $500,000 | Pcd |
| 2012 | Somewhereovrarainbow | Andy Miller | George Teague, Jr. | Teague, Inc, K and R Racing & Theodore Gewertz | 1:52 2/5 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2011 | Economy Terror | Brian Sears | Chris Oakes | Chuck Pompey, Ed Gold & Howard Taylor | 1:51 0/0 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2010 | See You At Peelers | Jim Morrill, Jr. | Jimmy Takter | Christina Takter & John & Jim Fielding | 1:52 1/5 | $600,000 | Pcd |
| 2009 | Fancy Filly | Brian Sears | Brenda Teague | Teague, Inc, Theodore Gewertz & Only Money Inc. | 1:53 4/5 | $660,000 | Wdb |
| 2008 | Fox Valley Topaz | David Miller | Ken Rucker | Engel Stable, Rucker Stable | 1:52 4/5 | $700,000 | Mxx |
| 2007 | Stylish Artist | George Brennan | Mark Steacy | Mark Steacy, R. Peter Heffering, David Reid | 1:53 0/0 | $650,000 | Mxx |
| 2006 | Calgary Hanover | Michel Lachance | Don Swick | Royal Wire Products Inc. & United Process Control Co. | 1:53 2/5 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2005 | My Little Dragon | Ronald Pierce | Brendan Johnson | Adam Victor & Son Stable | 1:52 1/5 | $500,000 | Mxx |
| 2004 | Restive Hanover | Andy Miller | Ervin Miller | Anthony McEldowney & Starmaker Farm | 1:52 4/5 | $651,800 | Wdb |
| 2003 | Pans Culottes | Dan Dubé | Benjamin Wallace | Peter Pan Stables Inc. (Robert Glazer) | 1:54 3/5 | $470,000 | Mxx |
| 2002 | Armbro Amoretto | Luc Ouellette | David Smith | Big Al's Stable | 1:53 0/0 | $572,300 | Wdb |
| 2001 | Cam Swifty | Jim Meittinis | Don Swick | Royal Wire Products Inc. | 1:52 4/5 | $550,000 | Wdb |
| 2000 | Lady MacBeach | Luc Ouellette | Joe Holloway | L & L DeVisser Partnership | 1:55 3/5 | $524,600 | Moh |
| 1999 | Eternal Camnation | Eric Ledford | Jeff Miller | James Hardesty | 1:52 3/5 | $483,900 | Moh |
| 1998 | Juliet's Fate | George Brennan | Brett Pelling | Southwind Farm | 1:52 0/0 | $481,800 | Cln |
| 1997 | Take Flight | Luc Ouellette | Alan Riegle | Brittany Farms | 1:54 1/5 | $482,000 | Moh |
| 1996 | Before Sunrise | Steve Condren | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms & Daisy Acres Partnership | 1:55 3/5 | $500,800 | Moh |
| 1995 | Paige Nicole Q | John Campbell | Charles Sylvester | Alan H. Quinn | 1:53 4/5 | $520,300 | Gsp |
| 1994 | Yankee Cashmere | Peter Wrenn | Brett Bittle | Charles E. Keller III, Charles E. Keller IV & B. Bittle | 1:56 0/0 | $427,000 | Wdb |
| 1993 | Electric Slide | Michel Lachance | Robert McIntosh | Guida Racing Stable | 1:55 3/5 | $300,000 | Fhl |
| 1992 | Immortality | John Campbell | Bruce Nickells | Rose Guida & Winning Verdict Stables | 1:54 4/5 | $300,000 | Ppk |
| 1991 | Hazleton Kay | John Campbell | Bruce Nickells | Rose Guida & Royal Palm Stables | 1:53 4/5 | $366,000 | Ppk |
| 1990 | Miss Easy | John Campbell | Bruce Nickells | Rose Guida & Royal Palm Stables | 1:54 0/0 | $514,870 | Ppk |
| 1989 | Town Pro | Doug Brown | Stewart Firlotte | Pro Group Stable | 1:55 0/0 | $438,213 | Ppk |
| 1988 | Central Park West | John Campbell | Bruce Nickells | North Woodland Stable & William Perretti | 1:53 3/5 | $573,219 | Ppk |
| 1987 | Leah Almahurst | William Fahy | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms | 2:00 1/5 | $573,912 | Fsr |
| 1986 | Halcyon | Ray Remmen | Ray Remmen | Lana Rosenfeld & Seth Rosenfeld | 1:58 0/0 | $536,100 | Rcr |
| 1985 | Caressable | Hervé Filion | Billy Haughton | Wall Street Stable II | 2:00 0/0 | $632,803 | YR |
| 1984 | Amneris | John Campbell | Sören Nordin | Cedar Farms | 1:57 1/5 | $555,000 | May |
See also
- List of Breeders Crown Winners
References
- The Hambletonian Society, Inc. - History of the Breeders Crown Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 5, 2016
- New York Post December 19, 2014 article titled "JK She'salady makes history as horse of the year" Retrieved November 13, 2016
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