Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace
The Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace is a harness racing event for two-year-old Standardbred male pacers. It is one part of the Breeders Crown annual series of twelve races for both Standardbred pacers and trotters. First run in 1985, it is contested over a distance of one mile. Race organizers have awarded the event to various racetracks across North America.
Historical race events
In the October 12, 1984 inaugural running of the Breeders Crown pace for two-year-old males, Dragon's Lair scored what is widely regarded as one of the most memorable wins in the series history when he upset the previously undefeated Nihilator in a then world record time of 1:54 1/5.In 2019, the race's first disqualification of a first-placed horse took place when Papi Rob Hanover was disqualified from and placed second behind Tall Dark Stranger.
In 2020, Perfect Sting and Summa Cum Laude were involved in the race's first dead heat.
North American locations
- Woodbine Racetrack Ontario
- Meadowlands Racetrack New Jersey
- Mohawk Raceway Ontario
- Pompano Park Florida
- Harrah's Hoosier Park Indiana
- Garden State Park New Jersey
- Pocono Downs Pennsylvania
- Rosecroft Raceway Maryland
- Colonial Downs Virginia
- Freehold Raceway New Jersey
- The Meadows Racetrack Pennsylvania
Records
; Most wins by a driver:- 6 – Ronald Pierce
- 3 – Robert McIntosh
- 1:49 0/0 – Sweet Lou