Live video is available here for the second night of 2026 Breeders Crown finals on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
After the four Grade 1 championship finals for two-year-olds were contested on Friday at Scioto, Saturday's card of harness racing features most of the sport's top three-year-olds and open class competitors. First-race post time is 6 p.m. (EDT) with Saturday’s card also featured on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) from 7-10:30 p.m.
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Here's a preview of Saturday's Breeders Crown finals.
Emoticon Legacy and driver Bob McClure prevailed as expected in the $35,211 Breeders Crown Open Trot elimination. Returning to the scene of his record Charlie Hill Memorial triumph last month, the Luc Blais trainee was the 1-9 favourite and did not disappoint his backers with another stellar performance, stopping the timer easily in 1:51.4.
With just one elimination needed for the Open Trot division, the top seven finishers advanced to the final and join On To Norway and Super Chapter, who received byes based on earnings.
$600,000 USD Breeders Crown Open Trot (Race 3)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. French Wine - Jason Bartlett - Nancy Takter
2. Gimpanzee Dancer - David Miller - Chris Beaver
3. Lexus Kody - Tim Tetrick - Ron Burke
4. Emoticon Legacy - Bob McClure - Luc Blais
5. Antognoni S - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
6. Go Dog Go - Scott Zeron - Carter Pinske
7. On To Norway - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
8. Super Chapter - Dexter Dunn - Marcus Melander
9. Up Your Deo - Ake Svanstedt - Ake Svanstedt
The $400,000 USD Breeders Crown Mare Trot (Grade 1) did not require eliminations with only 10 entrants. The field was drawn last Saturday and is listed below.
$400,000 USD Breeders Crown Mare Trot (Race 4)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Tactical Moni - Dexter Dunn - Marcus Melander
2. Jurassic Hattie - Brett Miller - Stacey Van Huizen
3. Miracle Maven - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
4. Bravo Angel S - Jason Bartlett - Petter Engblom
5. R Dutchess - Tim Tetrick - John Butenschoen
6. Warrawee Michelle - Ake Svanstedt - Ake Svanstedt
7. Woman Of Passion - Andy McCarthy - Carter Pinske
8. Delaney Hanover - Scott Zeron - Lucas Wallin
9. Walspea - Yannick Gingras - Trond Smedshammer
10. Yo Tillie - Todd McCarthy - Andrew Harris
Sangria Summer posted a new track record for three-year-old pacing fillies, winning the second $35,211 Breeders Crown elimination for the division and final event of the night. Driven by James MacDonald for trainer Luc Blais and owner Determination of Montreal, Que., the Captaintreacherous-Shower Play filly won in 1:49.3 by two lengths. Hope Hill jogged to victory in the first elimination for three-year-old pacing fillies earlier in the night. The daughter of Papi Rob Hanover-Ruth Hill was guided by Dexter Dunn to her third straight victory in stakes action for trainer Petter Engblom, stopping the timer in 1:50 as the 1-2 choice.
Post positions were drawn for the $664,500 USD Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Filly Pace following the eliminations, with the winners drawing for protected posts one through six. The field is listed below.
$664,500 USD Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Filly Pace (Race 5)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Sangria Summer - James MacDonald - Luc Blais
2. Whoomp - John DeLong - Roger Welch
3. Hope Hill - Dexter Dunn - Petter Engblom
4. Say Goodnight - Tyler Buter - Nicholas Devita
5. A Clean Deal - Doug McNair - Rob Fellows
6. Darlins Angel - Lauren Tritton - Juan Cano
7. Shes A Bulldog - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
8. Miss Jum Jabber - Andrew McCarthy - Brett Pelling
9. Topville Lucky - Todd McCarthy - Andrew Harris
Hambletonian Oaks winner Nezuko Kamado S persisted with a first-over grind and staved off late pursuers to take the first of three $35,211 Breeders Crown eliminations for three-year-old trotting fillies in a divisional track record 1:51.2 mile. Supplemental entry Little Road and driver Brady Brown ripped from a pocket trip to a 1:53.3 victory in the second Breeders Crown elimination for sophomore trotting fillies. Kentucky Filly Futurity champion Shes Moni hauled from the outermost draw in the third elimination and held her ground for a 1:53.2 win.
$664,500 USD Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Filly Trot (Race 6)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Storybook Love - Todd Ratchford - Matt Bax
2. Victorianas Secret - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Vernon Beachy
3. Shes Moni - Yannick Gingras - Nancy Takter
4. Nezuko Kamado S - Scott Zeron - Marcus Melander
5. Little Road - Brady Brown - Roger Hammer
6. Setyoursightshigh - Dexter Dunn - Marcus Melander
7. Custom - Jason Bartlett - Petter Engblom
8. Southwind Chaska - Todd McCarthy - Jim Oscarsson
9. Busy Miss Lissy S - Ake Svanstedt - Ake Svanstedt
A back-to-back winner in the Grade 1 Dayton Distaff Derby and Grade 3 Allerage Farms, Twin B Joe Fresh is poised to tackle a second Breeders Crown Mare Pace championship following a decisive 1:49.4 win in the lone $35,211 elimination for her division. The top seven finishers qualified for the final, as did Tarapasta and Unreasonable, whose connections accepted byes.
$443,000 USD Breeders Crown Mare Pace (Race 7)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. The Last Martini - Doug McNair - Jared Bako
2. Talk Curdy To Me - Jason Bartlett - David Menary
3. Francent N - Louis-Philippe Roy - Pat Lachance
4. Rocket Deo - Tim Tetrick - Brett Pelling
5. Tarapasta - Austin Hanners - Todd Luther
6. Twin B Joe Fresh - Dexter Dunn - Chris Ryder
7. Champagne Room - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
8. Rodeo Drive Deo - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
9. Unreasonable - Todd McCarthy - Andrew Harris
Diabolic Hill and Big Ranger emerged victories in the two $35,211 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot eliminations. An elimination winner in the Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Colt Trot in 2025, Diabolic Hill repeated that feat in 2026, tallying in a lifetime-best 1:51.2 in rein to Todd McCarthy for trainer Annie Stoebe.Hambletonian runner-up Big Ranger, with Tim Tetrick in the bike, bounced back from a sixth-place finish in the Kentucky Futurity to score in 1:51.1 for trainer Anette Lorentzon.
$664,500 USD Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Trot (Race 8)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. American Power - Yannick Gingras - Marcus Melander
2. Big Ranger - Tim Tetrick - Anette Lorentzon
3. Diabolic Hill - Todd McCarthy - Annie Stoebe
4. Inexpressable - Scott Zeron - Lucas Wallin
5. Nix Nacken - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Marcus Melander
6. Apex - Dexter Dunn - Marcus Melander
7. Strobe Lite - Louis-Philippe Roy - Ben Baillargeon
8. Read The Room - Ake Svanstedt - Ake Svanstedt
9. Captain Jordan - Chris Page - Scott DiDomenico
Sent off at 26-1, Gentlemans Club sustained a first-over grind for a half-mile to overpower 2025 Breeders Crown champion Beau Jangles in a divisional track record 1:48.3 in the first of two $35,211 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace eliminations. Another odds-on favourite tasted defeat in the second elimination after 5-1 second choice Melillo seized early control and evaded 1-9 choice Brandon Blvd by 1-1/2 lengths for a 1:49.3 score.
$664,500 USD Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt & Gelding Pace (Race 9)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Gentlemans Club - Andrew McCarthy - Aaron Lambert
2. Melillo - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
3. Funky Buddha - Tim Tetrick - Tony Dinges
4. Brandon Blvd - Dexter Dunn - Andrew Harris
5. Al Papi - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
6. Sweet Lovin Lou - Scott Zeron - Dan Lagace
7. Odds On Mr Mamba - Peter Wrenn - Melanie Wrenn
8. Fragment - Jason Barlett - Petter Engblom
9. Cooperstown Boy - Doug McNair - Jared Bako
Women Layer and Dandy Ideal stamped their tickets to the big dance winning a pair of $35,211 Breeders Crown Open Pace eliminations. Tonight, Women Layer and Dandy Ideal will see if they are indeed fit for a ‘Crown.’ Both showed that they have the talent and tenacity to claim that coronation.
$662,000 USD Breeders Crown Open Pace (Race 10)
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Women Layer - Yannick Gingras - Virgil Morgan Jr.
2. Best Chip - Jason Bartlett - Joe Bongiorno
3. Dandy Ideal - Tim Tetrick - Brett Pelling
4. Calicojack Hanover - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
5. Prince Hal Hanover - Todd McCarthy - Dr. Ian Moore
6. Ken Hanover - David Miller - Roland Mallar
7. Admiral Hill - Andrew McCarthy - Petter Engblom
8. Surreal Ideal - Brett Miller - Vernon Beachy
9. Ervin Hanover - Dexter Dunn - David Menary
The team at Eldorado Scioto Downs and the Hambletonian Society are excited to welcome fans, horsemen and handicappers to the Breeders Crown this weekend – whether it is on-site or online. For those that cannot make it to the track to watch live, there are many ways to take in the festivities:
- Scioto Downs simulcast, available at your local racetrack, OTB or ADW and on RTN via streaming services such as Roku, Amazon FireStick and online at rtn.tv
- on Fox Sports 2 starting at 7 p.m. Saturday
- Primetime Racing YouTube channel, which will be carried by Standardbred Canada.
The on-site Fox Sports coverage will be brought to you by Gabe Prewitt, Jessica Otten & Ashley Mailloux. The Primetime Racing hosts will be Emily Gaskin, Chad Rozema, Greg Blanchard & Mark McKelvie.
Handicappers have a plethora of guaranteed pools on Saturday:
- $20,000G early Pick-5, starting in R1
- $25,000G early Pick-4, starting in R3
- $30,000G mid-card Pick-4, starting in R7
- $15,000G late Pick-5, starting in R10
- $25,000G Pick-4, starting in R11
For those that will be at Scioto Downs, there will be more than just racing to keep fans and patrons entertained throughout the evenings. A pre-race party will be held for sponsors and racing connections starting at 4:30 p.m. in between the casino and the clubhouse. Visit with Breeders Crown contenders of the past – Foiled Again, Golden Receiver, Mission Accepted & Pinkman – from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. For families, there will be bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo (Friday), apple cider making (Saturday) and balloon twister artists for the kids.
For those choosing to sit in the grandstand or beer garden tent, there will be various food trucks and vendors behind the grandstand, including kettle corn, bbq, burgers, gyros, tacos and dirty sodas.
(Hambletonian Society & Standardbred Canada)