Post positions drawn for Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot, Two-Year-Old pacing events, Two-Year-Old colt trot
October 24, 2020, by Emily Gaskin, for Harrah's Hoosier Park
Anderson, IN — Post positions were drawn on Friday (Oct. 23) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino for the Open Mare Trot, Two-Year-Old Colt Trot, Two-Year-Old Filly Pace, and Two-Year-Old Colt Pace Breeders Crown Finals. Elimination winners drew from posts one through five with the remainder of the field in an open draw.
In the two-year-old pacing filly ranks, elimination winners Continualou and JK Alwaysbealady drew post one and two respectively. Continualou provided the biggest upset of the evening after pacing home in :26 to score at odds of 92-1 and claim the first of two $25,000 eliminations with David Miller in the bike.
Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt Perfect Sting remained undefeated with an impressive performance in the second of two $25,000 eliminations for the Breeders Crown Juvenile pacing colts and geldings for trainer Joe Holloway. Southwind Gendry also continued his winning ways as he delivered as the heavy betting favorite in the first elimination for freshman pacing colts. Perfect Sting and Southwind Gendry will line up right next to each other in the $600,000 Final on Friday (Oct. 30), drawing post two and three respectively.
On the trotting side, elimination winners In Range and Venerate drew post three and five, respectively for their $600,000 final.
Following are the fields in post position order for the Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Finals:
$600,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Pace
PP-Horse-Trainer
1-Continualou–Ron Burke
2-JK Alwaysbalady-Nancy Takter
3-Caviart Audrey-Nancy Takter
4-Paulas Bet Hanover-Ron Burke
5-Scarlett Hanover–Ron Burke
6-Blue Diamond Eyes—Ron Burke
7-Fire Start Hanover—R. Nifty Norman
8-Nashville Elgenna—Tony Alagna
9-Notorious Pink–Tony Alagna
10-Somethingbeautiful—Dylan Davis
$600,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot
PP-Horse-Trainer
1-Take All Comers—Jim Campbell
2-Cricket Fashion—Jim Campbell
3-In Range—Marcus Melander
4-On A Streak—Luc Blais
5-Venerate—Julie Miller
6-Muscle Dynasty—Paula Wellwood
7-Captain Corey—Ake Svandstedt
8-Zenith Stride—Mark Harder
9-Delayed Hanover—Ake Svandstedt
10-Brookview Bolt—Ron Burke
$600,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Pace
PP-Horse-Trainer
1-Jk Going West—LeWayne Miller
2-Perfect Sting—Joe Holloway
3-Southwind Gendry—Ron Burke
4-Always A Miki—Nancy Takter
5-Bayfield Beach—Brian Brown
6-Summa Cum Laude—Ron Burke
7-Abuckabett Hanover—Tony Alagna
8-Caviart Lotus—Nancy Takter
9-Captains Place—John Ackley
10-Literl Lad Hanover—Ron Burke
The Open Mare Trot did not require an elimination and all entrants advanced to the final slated for Saturday, October 31.
$300,000 Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot
PP-Horse-Trainer
1-Weslynn Quest—Christopher Beaver
2-Conway Kellyanne—Daryl Bontrager
3-Pat Matters—R.Nifty Norman
4-When Dovescry—Brett Pelling
5-Plunge Bluechip—Ake Svandstedt
6-Felicity Shagwell—Ake Svandstedt
7-Manchego—Nancy Takter
8-Grand Swan—LeWayne Miller
Five Breeders Crown eliminations will highlight the Saturday (Oct. 24) program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The remaining divisions will be drawn as follows:
Saturday, October 24—following the final elimination race:
Open Mare PaceTwo-Year-Old Filly TrotThree-Year-Old Filly PaceThree-Year-Old Filly Trot
Monday, October 26—Post Draw Reception at 6 p.m.:
Open TrotOpen PaceThree-Year-Old Colt PaceThree-Year-Old Colt Trot
Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will host the 2020 Breeders Crown Finals on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 with limited spectators, in accordance with the approved health and safety plan for the event.
