A pair of Brittany-bred sophomore distaffers — Special Way and Hungry For Love — won their respective sire stakes races at the Meadowlands and Harrah's Philadelphia last weekend in impressive fashion.
Breeder of Harness Champions
Brittany Bred/Raised/Sold 2022 Breeders Crown Champion Pebble Beach
Brittany Bred/Raised/Sold 2022 Breeders Crown Champion Pebble Beach
Brittany-Bred 2022 Breeders Crown Champion Special Way
Brittany-Bred 2022 Breeders Crown Champion Special Way
Latest News & Videos
June 05
Stakes Success For Brittany-Bred Fillies
May 22
Good News For NZ Breeders
Prospects for the Southern Hemisphere’s upcoming breeding season got much brighter after Brittany Farms announced that frozen semen from champion pacer Perfect Sting and the late, great trotting sire Cantab Hall will be available there this fall.
May 15
Special Way Is On Her Way
Brittany Farms-bred Special Way 2,1:52 ($712,745), last year’s richest and fastest 2-year-old filly trotter and Dan Patch Champion, embarked on her journey to hopefully bigger and better things with a win in her first start of the year.
February 17
Baby Boom On Its Way
The 2023 foaling season has started at Brittany Farms, as under the watchful eyes of our veteran crew the stars of tomorrow are born to what is perhaps the most select broodmare band in all of harness racing. First out: a royally-bred Walner filly.
Facts & Figures
Brittany bred and raised Special Way, shown with trainer Ake Svanstedt and his wife, Sarah, was last year's 2YO Breeders Crown and Dan Patch Champion filly. She was among the horses that helped propel Brittany-breds to $8.5-million in 2022 earnings and to the no. 1 ranking in average earnings — for the fifth year in a row!
2022 LEADING BREEDERS
AVG. EARNINGS/STARTER
| Farm | Starters | Avg. Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Farms | 149 | $57,341 |
| White Birch Farm | 105 | 50,890 |
| Diamond Creek Farm | 135 | 47,380 |
| Hunterton Farm | 243 | 45,208 |
| Cameo Hill Farm | 124 | 41,916 |
| All-American H'breds | 136 | 40,990 |
| Hanover Shoe Farms | 927 | 38,780 |
| Blue Chip Bloodstock | 175 | 35,003 |
| Seelster Farms | 190 | 27,495 |
| Winbak Farm | 895 | 22,885 |
USTA statistics | Based on top 10 money-winning breeders
Brittany Stallion Management is the syndicate manager of Perfect Sting and American Ideal. Perfect Sting, the 2 & 3YO Breeders Crown & Dan Patch Champion, stands at Deo Volente Farms in New Jersey. American Ideal, the leading money-winning pacing sire in New York, stands at Blue Chip Farms. Click on their photos for info and a booking application.
