| Location | United States & Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred trotters |
| Website | [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | various |
| Qualification | 2-year-old colts & geldings |
| Purse | $600,000 (2016) |
The Breeders 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot is a harness racing event for two-year-old Standardbred male trotters. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred trotters and pacers. First run in 1985, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America.[1] The 2017 race will be held at Hoosier ParkinAnderson, Indiana, United States.[2]
On October 5, 1984 at The Red MileinLexington, Kentucky, Workaholic became the first ever Breeders Crown champion when he won the run-off for the 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot. Owned by an American racing partnership headed by Paul Heineken & Paul Ewell of Ocean City, Maryland, Workaholic was driven and trained by Swedes Berndt Lindstedt and Jan Johnson.[3]
In 2010, Pocono Downs became the first venue to host all 12 events on a single night.[4]
| Year |
Winner |
Driver |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Walner | Tim Tetrick | Linda Toscano | Kenneth Jacobs | 1:53 0/0 | $600,000 | Mxx |
| 2015 | Southwind Frank | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | Burke Rcg Stb, W. Bruscemi, Our Horse Cents Stbs, J&T Silva Stbs | 1:54 2/5 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2014 | Pinkman | Yannick Gingras | Jimmy Takter | Christina Takter, Joyce McClelland, Herb Liverman | 1:53 2/5 | $500,000 | Mxx |
| 2013 | Father Patrick | Yannick Gingras | Jimmy Takter | Father Patrick Stable | 1:54 0/0 | $500,000 | Pcd |
| 2012 | Wheeling N Dealin | Sylvain Filion | R. Dustin Jones | Ecurie Synergie | 1:56 0/0 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2011 | Uncle Peter | Dave Palone | Jimmy Takter | Christina Takter, John D. & Jim H. Fielding, & Falkbolagen AB | 1:55 0/0 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2010 | Manofmanymissions | Andy Miller | Ervin M. Miller | Maurice Biasuzzi, John Carver & Mystical Marker Farms | 1:53 2/5 | $600,000 | Pcd |
| 2009 | Pilgrims Taj | Michel Lachance | Keith Armer | B. Bongiorno, R. P. Heffering, Bix DiMeo & Val d'Or Farms | 1:57 1/5 | $650,000 | Wdb |
| 2008 | Muscle Hill | Brian Sears | Greg Peck | Jerry Silva & TLP Stable | 1:53 3/5 | $700,000 | Mxx |
| 2007 | Deweycheatumnhowe | Ray Schnittker | Ray Schnittker | R. Schnittker, T. Gewertz, C. V. Iannazzo & Deweycheatumnhowe Stb | 1:57 2/5 | $650,000 | Mxx |
| 2006 | Donato Hanover | Ronald Pierce | Steve Elliott | David B. Scharf, Steven Arnold, Golden Touch Stable | 1:56 0/0 | $600,000 | Wdb |
| 2005 | Chocolatier | Douglas J. Ackerman | Douglas J. Ackerman | Doug Ackerman Stable | 1:56 1/5 | $507,600 | Mxx |
| 2004 | Ken Warkentin | David Miller | Jimmy Takter | Christina Takter, John D. & Jim H. Fielding, Tie Domi & Windsor Stable | 1:57 1/5 | $525,900 | Wdb |
| 2003 | Cantab Hall | Michel Lachance | Ron Gurfein | Brittany Farms, Lindy Racing, Jerry Silva & Sampson Stable | 1:56 4/5 | $445,000 | Mxx |
| 2002 | Broadway Hall | John Campbell | Jim Campbell | Jules & Arlene Siegel | 1:57 2/5 | $525,500 | Wdb |
| 2001 | Duke Of York | Paul MacDonnell | John Bax | Alexander J. Libfeld, Marvin Katz & Sam Goldband | 1:57 3/5 | $570,000 | Wdb |
| 2000 | Banker Hall | Trevor Ritchie | Harald Lunde | Tommy Andersson | 1:56 1/5 | $543,500 | Moh |
| 1999 | Master Lavec | Dan Daley | Dan Daley | Ann-Mari Daley & Robert Pergament | 1:56 4/5 | $525,700 | Moh |
| 1998 | CR Commando | Carl Allen | Carl Allen | Carl & Rod Allen Stable & Niss Allen | 1:53 2/5 | $390,700 | Cln |
| 1997 | Catch As Catch Can | Wally Hennessey | Ron Gurfein | Catch As Catch Can Stable | 2:01 1/5 | $350,000 | Moh |
| 1996 | Malabar Man | Malvern C. Burroughs | Jimmy Takter | Malvern C. Burroughs | 1:59 1/5 | $366,600 | Moh |
| 1995 | Armbro Officer | Steve Condren | Robert McIntosh | Robert McIntosh, Seymour Grundy & CSX Stables | 1:58 3/5 | $372,800 | Gsp |
| 1994 | Eager Seelster | Ted Jacobs | Ted Jacobs | John D. Fielding, Leo & Four Studs Stable | 1:58 3/5 | $339,100 | Wdb |
| 1993 | Wesgate Crown | John Campbell | G. R. "Raz" MacKenzie | Simmonds, Guida & Simmonds | 1:57 1/5 | $300,000 | Ppk |
| 1992 | Giant Chill | John F. Patterson, Jr. | Per Eriksson | Gewertz & Robins Racing | 1:58 2/5 | $300,000 | Ppk |
| 1991 | King Conch | William Gale | Per Eriksson | Thomas Moberg | 1:56 2/5 | $300,000 | Ppk |
| 1990 | Crysta's Best | Dick Richardson, Jr. | Dick Richardson, Jr. | Huber, Montgomery, Biddle & Breidenbach | 2:01 0/0 | $473,870 | Ppk |
| 1989 | Royal Troubador | Carl Allen | Carl Allen | Carl & Rod Allen Stable | 1:59 2/5 | $475,213 | Ppk |
| 1988 | Valley Victory | Bill O'Donnell | Steve Elliott | Arlene Traub | 1:58 1/5 | $488,219 | Ppk |
| 1987 | Defiant One | Howard Beissinger | Howard Beissinger | Ann Beissinger & Eva Duringer | 2:01 4/5 | $428,912 | Moh |
| 1986 | Mack Lobell | John Campbell | Charles Sylvester | One More Time Stable | 1:59 1/5 | $496,850 | Ppk |
| 1985 | Express Ride | John Campbell | George Sholty | Castleton Farm, Hanley Dawson, Jr. & William Simon | 2:01 3/5 | $474,803 | Mea |
| 1984 | Workaholic | Berndt O. Lindstedt | Jan Johnson | The Workaholics Partnership (Paul Heineken & Paul Ewell, et al.) | 1:57 1/5 | $600,750 | Lex |
