The breeding auction to raise funds for the 2019 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge, presented by Woodbine Entertainment and Libfeld-Katz Breeding Partnership, was held Wednesday evening (Oct. 2) at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky.

A total of $205,000 was raised for the Charity Challenge through the sale of seven 2020 season breedings to harness racing’s most notable stallions. A breeding to Muscle Hill brought the highest total, selling for $45,000.

Below is list of each breeding auctioned off to raise money for the Charity Challenge:

Always B Miki - $12,000
Captaintreacherous - $36,000
Chapter Seven - $42,000
Father Patrick - $33,000
Muscle Hill - $45,000
Sweet Lou - $15,000
Tactical Landing - $22,000

All the funds raised from the auction will go towards charity to become the single largest donation by Woodbine Cares.

The Breeders Crown Charity Challenge features four teams consisting of a celebrity, a charity of their choosing, and an award-winning three-year-old Standardbred. Each charity is receiving one per cent of their horse’s earnings from June 1 through Oct. 26.

The challenge portion of the initiative features the teams competing to garner the most votes in a Facebook poll. The poll will close on Oct. 26, and the team with the most votes will receive the largest portion of the funds raised in Wednesday’s breeding auction. Votes can be submitted by visiting www.BCCharityChallenge.com.

The four teams for the Charity Challenge are listed below:

Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons – Warrawee Ubeaut – Pinball Clemons Foundation
Kim MacDonald – Woodside Charm – Breast Cancer Society of Canada
Eddie Olczyk – Gimpanzee – Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
Dan Pleasac – Captain Crunch – Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society

Each charity is guaranteed to receive a minimum of $5,000.

The Breeders Crown Charity Challenge would not be possible without the support and generosity of the following individuals and groups:

Captaintreacherous
The Captaintreacherous Syndicate, Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky, Hanover Shoe Farms

Always B Miki, Father Patrick and Sweet Lou
Adam Bowden, Diamond Creek Farms

Muscle Hill
Michael Klau, Southwind Farms

Chapter Seven
Tom Grossman, Blue Chip Farms

Tactical Landing
Kevin Greenfield, Southwind Farms

Gimpanzee
Courant Inc, SRF Stable, Marcus Melander

Warrawee Ubeaut
Burke Racing Stable, Phillip Collura, J & T Silva-Purnel & Libby, Weaver Bruscemi

Captain Crunch
3 Brothers Stables, Christina Takter, Rojan Stables, Caviart Farms, Nancy Johansson

Woodside Charm
Verlin Yoder

(Woodbine Communications)