Breeders Crowns draw 111 entries

Three-year-olds Muscle Hill and Well Said along with undefeated 2-year-old colt pacer Sportswriter top the entries to the $5 million Breeders Crown at Woodbine on Saturday, Oct. 24.

 

There will be elims for all 2-year-old divisions on Friday, Oct. 16, with the exception of the 2-year-old colt pace, which drew 11 and will advance straight to the $600,000 final.

 

Three sophomore elims on Saturday, Oct. 17, will be needed for the 3-year-old filly trot, which drew 20 and will split into two $25,000 elims; and one elim will be needed for the 3-year-old colt pace, which drew 12. A single $25,000 elim of 10 sophomore colts will race with the first eight finishers advancing to the $600,000 final. Two colts will be offered byes to the final. The highest money-earners in 2009 are offered byes. If their connections decline a bye, one is offered to the next pair of highest earners.

 

Complete elimination and final fields will be available when byes are finalized. (Breeders Crown)