ANDERSON, Ind.—Oct. 20, 2023— Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is set to host a weekend of world-class harness racing as the 2023 Breeders Crown week kicked-off with eliminations on Thursday, October 20 and will continue Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22.
Nine Breeders Crown eliminations for varying age groups of both gaits and genders will highlight Friday’s live racing action while 13 eliminations will be featured on Saturday’s live racing card. The sport’s best trotters and pacers will be looking to secure a spot in next weekend’s lucrative finals.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will provide a free live stream of the Breeders Crown Finals and a live stream of the post position draws. The draw broadcast will be part of a week-long coverage leading up to the Breeders Crown finals, including the Breeders Crown post draw reception which will be held on Monday, October 23 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park at 5 p.m.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s social media feeds will also stream the post position draws and other Breeders Crown event week festivities. The Breeders Crown finals will be drawn in the following order:
Friday, October 20
Two-Year-Old Filly Trot—on the pre-race show beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Two-Year-Old Colt Trot—on the pre-race show beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Two-Year-Old Filly Pace—after the 7th race
Three-Year-Old Filly Trot—after the 7th race
Saturday, October 21
Two-Year-Old Colt Pace—on the pre-race show beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Three-Year-Old Filly Pace—on the pre-race show beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Open Mare Pace—after the 7th race
Open Mare Trot—after the 7th race
Monday, October 23—Post Draw Reception at 5pm:
Open Trot
Open Pace
Three-Year-Old Colt Pace
Three-Year-Old Colt Trot
The 2023 Breeders Crown will mark the 40th edition of harness racing’s $7 million championship event. First post for the Breeders Crown eliminations will be 6:15 p.m. (EDT) while post time for the Breeders Crown finals will be 6:00 p.m. (EDT).
The two-year-old Breeders Crown finals will highlight the 15-race card on Friday evening, while the sophomore and open competitors will take center stage on Saturday evening. The first Breeders Crown race will be Race 10 on Friday and Race 8 on Saturday.
For more information on the Breeders Crown or upcoming events at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, please visit www.harrahshoosierpark.com.