Grade 1 Breeders Crown · News · Oct. 13, 2026

Breeders Crown attracts 168 entries

A total of 168 horses were entered Tuesday (Oct. 13) for the 2026 Grade 1 Breeders Crown at Eldorado Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio. Eliminations will be required for 10 of the 12 Breeders Crown events, with only the 2-Year-Old Filly Pace and Mare Trot going directly to their finals.

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EliminationsFri., Oct. 16 (2YO) · Sat., Oct. 17 (3-Year-Old + Open)
FinalsFri., Oct. 23 & Sat., Oct. 24 · 6:00 p.m.

Breeders Crown 2026 · Eldorado Scioto Downs

The Races

Champions ↗

MON
OCT 12

Supplemental Entries Due

By 12:00 noon ET at the Scioto Downs Race Office. Wire transfer must be received by Friday, Oct 9.

TUE
OCT 13

Entries Close

Entries for all eligible horses in all 12 divisions due by 10:30 a.m. at the Scioto Downs Race Office.

FRI
OCT 16

2-Year-Old Eliminations if needed

Post time 6:00 p.m. ET. Elimination winners & “Win And You’re In” draw for posts 1–6; all others in the open draw.

SAT
OCT 17

3-Year-Old & Open Eliminations if needed

Post time 6:00 p.m. ET. Elimination winners draw for posts 1–6; all others in the open draw.

TUE
OCT 20

Post-Position Draw & Press Conference

Pinnacle Golf Club, Grove City, OH. Cocktail hour 4:30–5:30 p.m. · Dinner 5:30 p.m. · Draw 6:00 p.m.

FRI
OCT 23

Breeders Crown Finals — Night 1

Four $700,000 2-Year-Old championships. Post time 6:00 p.m. ET. Charity Challenge check presentations & the Diamond Creek Winner’s Lounge.

SAT
OCT 24

Breeders Crown Finals — Night 2

3-Year-Old, Mare & Open championships. Post time 6:00 p.m. ET. $7.2 million in total purses across the two nights.

*All times ET, subject to change.

Friday · October 23

2-Year-Old Championships · Post 6:00 PM ET

2YO Colt Trot$700,000

2YO Filly Trot$700,000

2YO Colt Pace$700,000

2YO Filly Pace$700,000

Night 1 total: $2.8 million · all times ET, subject to change.

Saturday · October 24

3-Year-Old, Mare & Open Championships · Post 6:00 PM ET

3YO Colt Trot$600,000

3YO Filly Trot$600,000

3YO Colt Pace$600,000

3YO Filly Pace$600,000

Mare Trot$400,000

Mare Pace$400,000

Open Trot$600,000

Open Pace$600,000

Night 2 total: $4.4 million · $7.2 million across the two nights · all times ET, subject to change.

Full lists of horses eligible to the 2026 Breeders Crown, by division (PDF).

2-Year-Old EligiblesPDF ↗ 3-Year-Old EligiblesPDF ↗ Open EligiblesPDF ↗

Eligibility lists are subject to update as payments are received.

Past Performances

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Past performances will be posted here closer to the eliminations and finals — check back the week of Oct 16.

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