Meadowlands: Record number of entries for Breeders Crown

A record 194 horses were entered Tuesday for the $7 million Breeders Crown at The Meadowlands, topping the previous high of 185 set last year at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Eliminations will be required for all but two events, the Open Trot and Mare Trot. Post-position draws will be available later this afternoon.

Eliminations for all 2-year-old events will be held Friday afternoon at The Meadowlands. First-race post time Friday is 12:30 p.m. (EDT). Eliminations for the remaining events, for horses ages 3 and up, will be held Saturday night at The Big M. First-race post time Saturday is 6:20 p.m. (EDT).

Eleven horses were entered in the Breeders Crown Open Trot and will advance directly to the Oct. 26 final: Ari Ferrari J, Asteroid, Bestfriend Volo, Hasty Bid, Hillexotic, It’s Academic, Logan Park, Oh Well, Periculum, Up Your Deo, and Winner’s Bet.

Nine horses were entered in the Breeders Crown Mare Trot and will advance directly to the final, also on Oct. 26: Baroness Hill, Call Me Goo, M-M’s Dream, Nelsonbriteagle NO, Pioneer As, Refined, Swans Eye, Tactical Mounds, and Warrawee Xenia. Call Me Goo and Nelsonbriteagle NO were supplemental entries.

-release (By Ken Weingartner for Breeders Crown)