Brandon Blvd sets Track & Canadian Record in BC Elim, Beau Jangles Remains Undefeated in BC Elim Victory

MILTON, October 17, 2025— Brandon Blvd made it look easy as he captured the first of two $34,250 Breeders Crown eliminations for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers (race 7). The son of Downbytheseaside paced to a 1:48.4 new track and Canadian record, besting Sweet Lou’s record set in 2011. Sent off as the 2-1 choice, Brandon Blvd was perfectly driven by Dexter Dunn for trainer Andrew Harris.

“It’s a hell of a mile, isn’t it?” said driver Dexter Dunn. “Obviously, the fractions set up for a mile like that. But you know, he’s just all class. He does whatever you want to do and is a real racehorse; he wants to race the other horses.”

Brandon Blvd notched career victory seven from nine starts with this latest triumph, upping his career earnings to $469,371 for owners William Pollock, Bruce Areman, and trainer Harris—all of New Jersey. This was his third consecutive victory, as he captured the $74,500 Bluegrass Stakes on Sept. 26 and the $88,000 International Stallion Stakes on Oct. 4 at Lexington’s Red Mile, when he clocked in his previous life mark of 1:49.1 on both occasions.

Dad, the 38-1 longshot with Louis-Philippe Roy in the bike, sprang quickly from the eight-hole, and lead the field through spirited fractions of :25.2 and :52.4, before tiring as Driver Dexter Dunn kept Brandon Blvd neatly tucked in third behind Al Papi (Yannick Gingras) who was huddled in second behind the leading speedster.

“Louis was trying to reel his one in (Dad),” driver Dunn added. “But he (Brandon Blvd) was marching along there. I’m just really impressed with the way the colt led down (the stretch) tonight. He’s obviously had a great year, and he’s still at it.”

As the field turned for home, passing the 1:21 three-quarter marker, Al Papi began his move, giving Brandon Blvd clear sailing in the stretch, as the latter unleashed a powerful late kick to easily fly by his rival in his track record setting performance.

Al Papi was collared in the final yards, relinquishing second to Fragment (Jason Barlett), while Melillo (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.) notched fourth-place honors. Windsor (Doug McNair) grabbed fifth, earning a spot in the Breeders Crown Final.

“I think he stacks up with them,” trainer Andrew Harris stated. “I give full credit to Beau Jangles and Frantic Hanover and a couple of those other horses. I give them all respect. They’re all great horses. When it comes down to it, when you have a group that is that good, the trip’s going to matter. And the best thing that we got is Dexter (driver Dunn) as he’s going to map out a great trip.”

Harris added that Brandon Blvd was lazy early on in his training.

“The first couple months, he was kind of lazy and just didn’t really show ambition,” Harris admitted. “Then in about March, I let him have a little bit of a speed trip, and he just took off on me. Ever since then I’ve been pretty high on him, and I knew kind of had that kind of speed. But obviously you don’t expect him to be a 48 pacer. Those were big fractions that set up for him. But he’s right there at the wire, and he’s looking good crossing the wire, so he’s not all out.”

“He’s actually been blessed,” Harris continued. “Because we haven’t had to travel a lot with him. He spent the whole summer stabled at Lexington. So, he didn’t have to do a lot of the work that these others have done. He’s kind of had a really good campaign that way, and is going into his 10th start, and is as sharp now as he was in his first start.”

Bred by Crawford Farms, LLC, of Syracuse, NY, Brandon Blvd was a $425,000 yearling purchase at the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. He is the second foal out of the American Ideal mare Alexis Faith p, 3, 1:50.3f ($586,546) and is a half brother to the 3-year-old filly Karma (by Tall Dark Stranger) p, 3, 1:50 ($142,565).

Trainer Ron Burke had three contenders in this division (Al Papi/Lindy Dragonwater/Melillo) and has two in the second division (Race 9) in Frantic Hanover and Ubrute.

Beau Jangles, the pride of the Ian Moore stable, kept his freshman record picture perfect, winning his $34,250 Breeders Crown elimination (race 9) easily in 1:49.1 with driver Bob McClure at the lines on Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

“He was pretty full of himself there tonight, and around the last turn, I was trying to rate him as best I could, and down the lane, he just took off,” said winning driver Bob McClure. “Then halfway down the stretch, he does this thing, he puts his ears up and kind of looks for company, but he drove strong, right through the wire. He was tough just to get pulled up tonight, he was he was really full of himself tonight. It’s amazing, you know, the racing he’s done that he just seems to be getting stronger.”

The win was the Cattlewash colt’s eleventh straight victory in as many lifetime starts and upped his career earnings to $1,209,250 for owners Graham Grace Stables LLC, of Virginia, the Kiwi Stables LLC, of Maryland, and Bolton Stables of Florida.

“It has been great so far, but this is the horse business, and as you know a lot of things can happen, but it’s so far so good,” said trainer Ian Moore. “It should be quite a race next week, because Andrew Harris’ colt (Brandon Blvd) looked pretty darn good tonight to me, in fact, setting a track record here, so it’ll be interesting for sure. This field is certainly deeper than what we saw in the Metro. There’re more the American horses here and it should be interesting. We’re looking forward to it. And hopefully Bo is up to the challenge.”

Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, Beau Jangles took his usual spot as he left the gate, grabbing the lead for McClure and taking the field through fractions of :26; :54.3; and 1:22.4. Ubrute (Yannick Gingras) sat behind the leader through the half, and turning for home, Frantic Hanover (Tim Tetrick) pulled first over, followed by Show Me Your Ace (David Miller). Despite their game efforts however, none could match the effort of Beau Jangles, who easily pulled away from his rivals in late stretch.

“He’s a great horse, a complete pro, and I think anything you throw at him, he’s going to take it,” McClure stressed.

Show Me Your Ace was second, followed by Ubrute and Frantic Hanover.

All of Beau Jangle’s triumphs have come in front-stepping style, with victories in the Ontario Sires Stakes, the $1 million Metro Stakes (in 1:49.1), to name a few. Foaled in Port Perry, ON, Beau Jangles was bred by Tara Hills Stud, Ltd., and is the first foal out of the Art Major mare Mrs Major Hill p, 3, 1:53f ($35,681). He was a $65,000 yearling at the 2024 Standardbred Horse Sale at Harrisburg.

Beau Jangle’s sire, Cattlewash, was second in both his 2021 Breeders Crown Open Pace elimination and final as a 4-year-old. He won his 2020 Breeders Crown elimination and was third in the final at age 3, after finishing third in his Breeders Crown 2-year-old elimination and final in 2019.

By Kimberly Rinker