Broadway Schooner gives Sears a third Crown

Hambletonian Oaks winner Broadway Schooner rallied from way back to win the $617,880 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Filly Trot and give driver Brian Sears a Crown hat trick Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack.

Seaside (Dave Miller) hustled to the lead from Post 8 in the early going while Broadway Schooner settled in seventh after leaving from Post 7. After passing the first quarter in :28.1, Yursa Hanover (Tim Tetrick) launched a first-over bid from third and was on top by the half in :57.1. She led the way to three-quarters in 1:26 while elimination winner Elusive Desire (Paul MacDonell) moved to the outside with fellow elim winner Margarita Momma (Ron Pierce) following her cover and Raising Rachel (Jack Moiseyev) third-over. In the stretch, Elusive Desire struck the front, but the backfield had sprung to life resulting in a thrilling finish with Broadway Schooner flying home on the far outside to prevail by a half-length in 1:57.

Elusive Desire held on for second with Seaside squeezing up the rail for third.

"Sensational, it's the first time we've had a homebred win a Breeders Crown,” said an ecstatic Jules Siegel in the winner’s circle. “We've had another wins, but this is our first with a homebred."

Siegel co-owns the Broadway Hall-Pine Schooner miss with his wife, Arlene. The James Campbell pupil has put together a sophomore record reading 7-5-1 in 16 earning $878,476. The win was her eighth overall giving her nearly $900,000 in earnings. (WEG)

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