Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play) put the cherry on top of his final harness racing season as he won the $810,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace in his last start on home soil at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Oct. 29).
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Driver Dexter Dunn, looking for his fourth Breeders Crown title of the night, floated the stallion out for post six and followed Allywag Hanover (Todd McCarthy) two-wide into the first turn. Tattoo Artist (James MacDonald) cut the quarter of :26 but was pocketed by Allywag Hanover, and Bulldog Hanover then completed his climb to the top at the half in :53.1.
He then headed to three-quarters in 1:20.3 and flew home with his typical late-stretch burst, leaving Allywag Hanover five lengths behind and crossing the line victorious in 1:46.4.
Tattoo Artist got up for second over Allywag Hanover.
With the win, Bulldog Hanover bested the previous stakes record of 1:47 set by Won The West in 2009. He also equaled his Canadian record for a pacing stallion, which he laid down on Sep. 3 in the Canadian Pacing Derby. He shares the overall record with Dr J Hanover.
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Bulldog Hanover, who became the sport’s fastest ever horse earlier this year, is now 13-for-15 on the season. The stallion, owned by Jack Darling Stables of Cambridge and Brad Grant of Milton, has won 27 of his 36 lifetime appearances and raked in $2,621,946 in purse money. Jack Darling trains the four-year-old.
To read all the coverage of the 2022 Breeders Crown, click here.
For complete race results, click here.
byĀ Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink