| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1984 (40 years ago) (1984) |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred pacers |
| Website | |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | 3-year-olds |
| Purse | $500,000 (2023) |
The Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred male 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.
North American locations
- Woodbine Racetrack (Wdb) Ontario (9)
- Mohawk Raceway (Moh) Ontario (6)
- Pompano Park (Ppk) Florida (4)
- Meadowlands Racetrack (Mxx) New Jersey (5)
- Harrah's Hoosier Park (HoP) Indiana (3)
- Pocono Downs (Pcd) Pennsylvania (2)
- Colonial Downs (Cln) Virginia (1)
- Garden State Park (Gsp) New Jersey (3)
- Yonkers Raceway (YR) New York (1)
- Freehold Raceway (Fhl) New Jersey (1)
- Northfield Park (Nfl) Ohio (1)
- Northlands Park (NP) Alberta (1)
Records
- Most wins by a driver
- 4 – Michel Lachance (1989, 1994, 1996, 1998), Tim Tetrick (2009, 2012, 2013, 2023)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 5 – Brett Pelling (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2023)
- Stakes record
- 1:48 0/0 – Racing Hill (2016)
Winners of the Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace
| Year |
Winner |
Driver |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Confederate | Tim Tetrick | Brett Pelling | Diamond Creek Racing | 1:48 1/5 | $600,000 | HoP |
| 2022 | Pebble Beach | Todd McCarthy | Noel Daley | Patricia Stable, Joe Sbrocco, Country Club Acres, Laexpressfoderadeovoloente | 1:48 1/5 | $675,000 | Moh |
| 2021 | Perfect Sting | David Miller | Joe Holloway | Brittany Farms, Val D'Or Farms | 1:49 4/5 | $600,000 | Mxx |
| 2020 | Sandbetweenmytoes | Scott Zeron | Jim Campbell | Fashion Farms | 1:48 3/5 | $500,000 | HoP |
| 2019 | Dancin Lou | Andrew McCarthy | Tahnee Camilleri | David Kryway, 1362313 Ontario Ltd. | 1:50 2/5 | $600,000 | Moh |
| 2018 | Dorsoduro Hanover | Matt Kakaley | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable, J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby, Weaver Bruscemi, Wingfield Five | 1:49 4/5 | $605,000 | Pcd |
| 2017 | Beckhams Z Tam | Ricky Macomber Jr. | Jamie Macomber | Z Tam Stables | 1:51 1/5 | $527,500 | HoP |
| 2016 | Racing Hill | Brett Miller | Tony Alagna | Tom Hill | 1:48 0/0 | $500,000 | Mxx |
| 2015 | Freaky Feet Pete | Trace Tetrick | Larry Rheinheimer | Mary Jo Rheinheimer & Marty R. Rheinheimer | 1:50 0/0 | $531,250 | Wdb |
| 2014 | McWicked | Brian Sears | Casie Coleman | S S G Stables | 1:49 0/0 | $531,250 | Mxx |
| 2013 | Captaintreacherous | Tim Tetrick | Tony Alagna | Captaintreacherous Racing | 1:49 2/5 | $500,000 | Pcd |
| 2012 | Heston Blue Chip | Tim Tetrick | Linda Toscano | Kenneth Jacobs | 1:49 2/5 | $555,000 | Wdb |
| 2011 | Betterthancheddar | Mark J. MacDonald | Casie Coleman | Steve Calhoun & West Wins Stable | 1:49 2/5 | $500,000 | Wdb |
| 2010 | Rock N Roll Heaven | Daniel Dubé | Bruce Saunders | Frank J. Bellino | 1:49 0/0 | $500,000 | Pcd |
| 2009 | If I Can Dream | Tim Tetrick | Tracy Brainard | Bulletproof Enterprises | 1:51 1/5 | $625,000 | Wdb |
| 2008 | Somebeachsomewhere | Paul MacDonell | Brent MacGrasth | Schooner Stables | 1:48 3/5 | $500,000 | Mxx |
| 2007 | Artist's View | George Brennan | George Sholty | DM Stables & William Rufenacht | 1:50 4/5 | $555,000 | Mxx |
| 2006 | Shark Gesture | George Brennan | Erv Miller | Norma & Gerald Smiley & TLP Stable | 1:52 1/5 | $610,000 | Wdb |
| 2005 | Rocknroll Hanover | Brian Sears | Brett Pelling | Snyder, Lothlorien Equestrian, Perretti Racing | 1:49 4/5 | $555,000 | Mmx |
| 2004 | Western Terror | Brian Sears | Brett Pelling | Perfect World Enterprises | 1:50 2/5 | $605,000 | Wdb |
| 2003 | No Pan Intended | David Miller | Ivan Sugg | Peter Pan Stables Inc. (Robert Glazer) | 1:50 3/5 | $592,000 | Mmx |
| 2002 | Art Major | John Campbell | William Robinson | Frost, TLP Stable, Silva & Sampson St. Stable | 1:51 0/0 | $550,000 | Wdb |
| 2001 | Real Desire | John Campbell | Blair Burgess | Brittany Farms, R. Burgess, K. Olsson Burgess, Perretti Farms | 1:50 0/0 | $550,000 | Wdb |
| 2000 | Gallo Blue Chip | Daniel Dubé | Mark Ford | Dan Gernatt Farms | 1:51 1/5 | 450,000 | Moh |
| 1999 | Grinfromeartoear | Chris Christoforou, Jr. | Brett Pelling | Perfect World Enterprises | 1:50 3/5 | $450,000 | Moh |
| 1998 | Artiscape | Michel Lachance | Robert McIntosh | Brittany Farms & Brian Monieson | 1:49 3/5 | $490,000 | Cln |
| 1997 | Village Jasper | Paul MacDonell | William Wellwood | Wellwood Stables & AFJ Stable | 1:51 4/5 | $490,000 | Moh |
| 1996 | Armbro Operative | Michel Lachance | Brett Pelling | David McDuffee & Tom Walsh | 1:54 1/5 | $425,000 | YR |
| 1995 | Jennas Beach Boy | William Fahy | Joe Holloway | L & L DeVisser Partnership | 1:52 4/5 | $440,000 | Wdb |
| 1994 | Magical Mike | Michel Lachance | Tommy Haughton | Shadow Lane Farms & David McDuffee | 1:51 3/5 | $400,000 | Gsp |
| 1993 | Life Sign | John Campbell | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms | 1:54 2/5 | $300,000 | Fhl |
| 1992 | Kingsbridge | Roger Mayotte | Roger Mayotte | Fern Stable | 1:54 4/5 | $350,000 | Nfl |
| 1991 | Three Wizards | William Gale | Dave Elliott | Lanzillotti, Farber, Esse, Gale | 1:52 2/5 | $357,406 | Ppk |
| 1990 | Beach Towel | Ray Remmen | Ray Remmen | Uptown Stable | 1:51 2/5 | $366,933 | Ppk |
| 1989 | Goalie Jeff | Michel Lachance | Tom Artandi | Centre Ice Stable | 1:54 1/5 | $377,701 | Ppk |
| 1988 | Camtastic | Bill O'Donnell | Bob Bencal | Camtastic Stable | 1:55 1/5 | $501,507 | Moh |
| 1987 | Call For Rain | Clint Galbraith | Clint Galbraith | Clint & Barbara Galbraith | 1:53 0/0 | $566,662 | Ppk |
| 1986 | Masquerade | Richie Silverman | Jerry Silverman | Val d'Or Farms, Ira B. Lampert, Louis P. Guida, Joe J. Grano | 1:55 0/0 | $543,850 | Gsp |
| 1985 | Nihilator | Bill O'Donnell | Billy Haughton | Wall Street Stable & Nihilator Stable | 1:53 0/0 | $565,053 | Gsp |
| 1984 | Troublemaker | Bill O'Donnell | Gene Riegle | George Segal | 1:56 0/0 | $507,500 | NP |
References
- The Hambletonian Society, Inc. - History of the Breeders Crown Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 5, 2016
- Horse races established in 1984
- Harness racing in the United States
- Harness racing in Canada
- Breeders Crown
- Racing series for horses
- Horse races in Alberta
- Horse races in Florida
- Horse races in New Jersey
- Horse races in New York (state)
- Horse races in Ohio
- Horse races in Ontario
- Horse races in Pennsylvania
- Horse races in Virginia