The first night of the 2024 Breeders Crown championship finals is in the books, with The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. hosting the four lucrative and prestigious finals for two-year-olds on Friday, Oct. 25.
Here are the recaps and replays from those events:
- MacDonald Gets First Breeders Crown With Lady Landia
- Miki And Minnie Marvels In Breeders Crown Masterpiece
- Maryland Majestic In Breeders Crown Triumph
- Wrenn Maps Out First Breeders Crown Win With Louprint
The 2024 Breeders Crown will mark the 41st edition of harness racing’s $7 million USD championship event. The two-year-old Breeders Crown were contested on Friday, while the three-year-olds and open competitors will face off on Saturday, Oct. 26. Post time is 6:20 p.m. both nights.
Coverage from The Meadowlands and COSA-TV is available below. FOX Sports will air coverage from 8-11 p.m. both nights; Friday on FS1, Saturday on FS2, and live video from the full cards will also be available on the Standardbred Canada website.
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The fourth and penultimate leg of the Kindergarten Series peppered the Breeders Crown undercard on Friday night, with seven $27,778 divisions contested for two-year-old trotters and pacers.
Filly trot winners were Sonmar Pond (Scott Zeron; Domenico Cecere; 1:54; $6.20) and Voguish (Todd McCarthy; Andrew Harris; 1:53.1; $8.60), while Monserrate (David Miller; Andrew Harris; 1:54.4; $7.60) and Cheers Hanover (David Miller; Ron Burke; 1:54.3; $14.00) connected in the colt trots.
Papis Rocket (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.; Ron Burke; 1:51; $5.20) and Manolete (Scott Zeron; Bruce Saunders; 1:52.1; $2.60) prevailed in the pacing colt divisions while pacing filly Chakra (Anibal Boras; Tony Alagna; 1:50.3; $52.80) delivered both the fastest time and biggest payout in the single pacing filly split.
The fifth Kindergarten leg for all divisions is slated for next Saturday, Nov. 2.
(Standardbred Canada)