For the bettor
What is on this list
Triple Crown jewels, the Breeders Crown, the North America Cup, and the Meadowlands Pace. Heat racing at the Jug, a Yonkers half-mile, and a Meadowlands mile are three different plants.
Calendar & guide
Major Harness Racing Events
Jug, Crown, Hambletonian, Cane, North America Cup. Dates from 2026 stakes pages and published results.
Next dated dayBreeders Crown · Elims Oct 16–17; finals Oct 23–24, 2026
Method
How we date a race
Hambletonian Society pages, Woodbine event listings, and USTA notes. Reviewed October 9, 2026. If a social graphic disagrees with the stakes circular, we trust the circular.
The Cane Pace is Saturday, August 8, 2026 at the Meadowlands — same Hambletonian Day card.
The Triple Crowns
Two series, six jewels. Traditional listings and the 2026 calendar do not always agree — we date what actually ran.
3-year-old trotters
Trotting Triple Crown
2026 calendar: Yonkers Trot → Hambletonian → Kentucky Futurity
Yonkers half-mile, Meadowlands mile, then Lexington in the fall. Hambletonian is the prestige jewel even when it is not first on the calendar.
- 1Yonkers TrotFriday, June 26, 2026 · MGM Yonkers Raceway
- 2HambletonianSaturday, August 8, 2026 (elims August 1) · The Meadowlands
- 3Kentucky FuturitySaturday, October 3, 2026 · The Red Mile
3-year-old pacers
Pacing Triple Crown
2026 calendar: Messenger → Cane Pace → Little Brown Jug
Yonkers half-mile, Meadowlands mile on Hambletonian Day, then heats at the Delaware County Fair. Traditional listings put the Cane first; 2026 did not.
- 1Messenger StakesFriday, June 26, 2026 · MGM Yonkers Raceway
- 2Cane PaceSaturday, August 8, 2026 · The Meadowlands
- 3Little Brown JugThursday, September 24, 2026 · Delaware County Fairgrounds
Still ahead
The Breeders Crown at Scioto, October 16–24.
Upcoming
Year-end championships
Breeders Crown
Elims Oct 16–17; finals Oct 23–24, 2026
Eldorado Scioto Downs, Lockbourne, Ohio
Divisional championships
Why it matters
Year-end divisional finals on Scioto's 5/8-mile, not a Meadowlands mile.
2026 at Scioto: two-year-old finals Friday Oct 23, three-year-old and open finals Saturday Oct 24.
Already run
Ran in 2026
Canada's pacing classic
Pepsi North America Cup
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton / Campbellville, Ontario
3-year-old pacers
Why it matters
Mohawk 7/8-mile. Canada's main pacing night.
2026 purse $1 million. U.S. ADWs usually take Mohawk; Canadian residents need provincial rules.
Ran in 2026
Trotting Triple Crown · 1st jewel
Yonkers Trot
Friday, June 26, 2026
MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York
3-year-old trotters
Why it matters
First 2026 trotting jewel. Half-mile.
Ran Friday, June 26, 2026 at Yonkers.
Ran in 2026
Pacing Triple Crown · 1st jewel
Messenger Stakes
Friday, June 26, 2026
MGM Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York
3-year-old pacers
Why it matters
First 2026 pacing jewel. Same Yonkers Friday as the Trot.
2026 order: Messenger → Cane → Jug. Ran June 26 with the Yonkers Trot.
Ran in 2026
Meadowlands signature night
Meadowlands Pace
Saturday, July 11, 2026
The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
3-year-old pacers
Why it matters
Not a Triple Crown race. Meadowlands' signature pacing night.
50th edition, Saturday, July 11, 2026.
Ran in 2026
Trotting Triple Crown · prestige jewel
Hambletonian
Saturday, August 8, 2026 (elims August 1)
The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
3-year-old trotters
Why it matters
America's trotting classic.
2026 open $1 million. Oaks the same afternoon. Elims August 1.
Ran in 2026
Pacing Triple Crown · 2nd jewel
Cane Pace
Saturday, August 8, 2026
The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
3-year-old pacers
Why it matters
Second 2026 pacing jewel. Same Meadowlands card as the Hambletonian.
Saturday, August 8, 2026. Shady Daisy is the filly companion that afternoon.
Ran in 2026
Pacing Triple Crown · 3rd jewel
Little Brown Jug
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Delaware County Fairgrounds, Delaware, Ohio
3-year-old pacers
Why it matters
Heat racing on a half-mile fairgrounds oval. Elims and a final the same afternoon.
Delaware County Fair meet — not Scioto or Northfield. Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Fairgrounds meet — not on the year-round Ohio circuit
Ran in 2026
Trotting Triple Crown · 3rd jewel
Kentucky Futurity
Saturday, October 3, 2026
The Red Mile, Lexington, Kentucky
3-year-old trotters
Why it matters
Third jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown. Lexington mile after a Meadowlands summer.
Grand Circuit weekend at The Red Mile, October 1–3, 2026.
Watch first
Read how the ticket works before you write an exotic on a championship day.
The plants these days use
Each dated event links to its host in the track directory. The Jug is the exception — Delaware County Fairgrounds is a fair meet, not a year-round Ohio racino.