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Breeders Crown: Hoping for a storybook sequel: Storybook Love chases glory again
The connections of Storybook Love are dreaming of another storybook ending at the Breeders Crown.
Chris LomonOct 22, 2026
The connections of Storybook Love are dreaming of another storybook ending at the Breeders Crown.
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Da-da-da! Dum-da-dum! Da-da-da, Super Chapter! He isn't a bird. He isn't a plane. He certainly isn't a man. Super Chapter is a 4-year-old male trotter who sits atop the 2026 Standardbred earnings leaderboard with $1,191,707 and has dominated his peers since late summer like Superman overpowers evil villains in the mythical world of Metropolis.
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Since his arrival in North America in 2020, driver Todd McCarthy has enjoyed tremendous success on the biggest stages, with the highlight likely being the dramatic upset victory by Cool Papa Bell in the 2022 Hambletonian. McCarthy hopes to repeat some of that magic this weekend in the Breeders Crown for similar connections with the promising 2-year-old trotting colt Wrong Sounds Right. Owner-breeder Runthetable Stables and trainer Jim Campbell were behind Cool Papa Bell, and they will be cheering on McCarthy on Friday night in the $700,000 Breeders Crown event at Scioto Downs.
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When Best Chip puts his nose on the starting gate in Saturday's $662,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace (Race 10), it will mark the culmination of the most remarkable turnaround of a racehorse in the sport of harness racing that we have seen in quite some time. Personally, I don't know if I have ever seen a more impressive accomplishment.
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Thomas Lind-Holm was elated when Custom, a daughter of Walner, delivered her trademark strong finish in her Breeders Crown elimination last week, narrowly missing out on a win, but qualifying comfortably for the $664,550 Grade 1 final for 3-year-old filly trotters Saturday (Oct. 24) at Eldorado Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio.
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Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. suffered a broken left ankle and will undergo surgery and will be out indefinitely after he was unseated leaving the starting gate of Thursday’s ninth race at Keeneland, according to a text sent by his agent Steve Rushing.
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The $7.56 million Breeders Crown rolls into Scioto Downs this weekend (Oct. 23 & 24) to mark the first time Ohio has hosted any of the championship races since the 1980s. Twelve rich finals will be contested over the Friday and Saturday 14-race cards
The Delaware harness racing circuit returns to the state’s capital city on Monday, Nov. 2, when Bally’s Dover kicks off its 2026-27 meet.
With just two legs to go before the big-money final, handicappers will be gunning to finish in the top two in the $1,000 Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest on Friday (Oct. 23) night as they seek a seat in the contest final on Dec. 12.
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All of the usual suspects in one of the Mid-Atlantic's strongest divisions will knock heads again in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint on Saturday at Laurel Park. The rivalry between Witty, Whenigettoheaven, and Had to Have Him has carried on for years and shows no signs of stopping any time soon.