Harness: Breeders Crown to return to Woodbine Mohawk Park in 2025

The Hambletonian Society and Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 2025 Breeders Crown will be held on October 24 and 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario.

The $7 million-plus (USD) Breeders Crown will consist of 12 championship races.

Woodbine last hosted the Breeders Crown in 2022 and has hosted more Crown races than any other racetrack operator in the 42-year history of the series. A total of 164 Breeders Crown finals have been held across Mohawk Park, Woodbine Racetrack and Greenwood Raceway since the series was created in 1984.

The Breeders Crown finals for 2025 will be split over two-nights, with the four finals for two-year-olds held on Friday, October 24, 2025, and the eight finals in the three-year-old and open divisions scheduled for Saturday, October 25, 2025.

“The Hambletonian Society is proud to announce the continuation of our longstanding partnership with the Woodbine Entertainment Group,” said John Campbell, president and CEO of the Hambletonian Society, which owns and services the Breeders Crown races.

“The Breeders Crown returning to Woodbine Mohawk Park in 2025 continues their long-held tradition of offering the very best racing that the Standardbred industry has to offer.

The Woodbine Mohawk Park team and the Hambletonian Society are confident that the Breeders Crown will once again be a memorable event for horsemen and racing fans.”

The 2025 Breeders Crown will mark the sixth time Woodbine has hosted all 12 events in the same year (2022, 2019, 2015, 2012, 2011).

“Woodbine is eager to welcome back the Hambletonian Society and the very best in harness racing to Mohawk Park for the 2025 Breeders Crown,” said Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment. “As a partner with the Breeders Crown since its inaugural year in 1984, we’re committed to being a host track and regularly adding this prestigious event to our world-class Standardbred product.”

As one of the most coveted honours in harness racing, the Breeders Crown series has typically crowned champions in every division for trotters and pacers and been the deciding factor in Horse of the Year voting.

In addition to the Breeders Crown races, the event also includes the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge, which was first held in 2019 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Challenge has raised more than $1.8 million for charitable organizations in the host community.

Woodbine will announce further details regarding the 2025 Breeders Crown in the coming months.

-edited release (Woodbine Communications)