The 2025 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge concluded this past weekend with $450,000 donated to charities local to Woodbine Mohawk Park, bringing the total dollars raised through the initiative to over $2.4 million since 2019.

Spearheaded by prominent owner Marvin Katz, the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge began in 2019 and has annually raised funds for charities in the Breeders Crown host community. The funds are raised within the harness racing industry through the generosity of its participants.

This year’s challenge featured four teams, each partnering a charity with a top owner and driver in the sport. The dividing of the funds was based on several metrics, including the performance of the team’s owner and driver on the racetrack, plus the charity’s social media engagement. Each charity received a minimum donation of $80,000.

Team Millar – Food4Kids Halton - $95,000
​Team Grant – Milton District Hospital Foundation - $90,000
​Team Katz – Peter Munk Cardiac Centre - $85,000
​Team Determination – Kids Help Phone - $80,000

Following the cheque presentation to each charity, Katz made a personal donation of $100,000 to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.

The 2025 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge marked the final year at the helm of the initiative for founder Katz, who will now pass it on to a new leader ahead of the 2026 edition. To recognize his efforts, Woodbine made an additional donation of $15,000 to the challenge and presented Katz with a personalized trophy.

MILTON, September 26, 2025 – The 2025 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge is ramping up ahead of Tuesday’s (September 30) cocktail reception and benefit auction at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.

 A total of seven breedings to prominent stallions for the 2026 season will be auctioned off at 1 p.m. on Tuesday benefit this year’s Breeders Crown Charity Challenge.

 A single breeding is available to each of the following stallions.

 Bulldog Hanover
​Captain Corey
​Downbytheseaside
​Green Manalishi S
​Sweet Lou
​Tactical Landing
​Walner

 The benefit auction will take place just prior to the start of the second session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.

 To launch Tuesday’s festivities, a cocktail reception will be held at Fasig-Tipton in the Kentucky Room from Noon to 1 p.m. The reception will include remarks from the Hambletonian Society, Woodbine Entertainment, and a special presentation by Marvin Katz, the founder of the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge.

 The cocktail reception and benefit auction will be live streamed on Harness Racing Update’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

 This year’s Breeders Crown Charity Challenge is raising funds for four local charities near Woodbine Mohawk Park. The four charities have been partnered with an owner/driver team and racing results will play a role in determining the final donations to each charity.

 The four Breeders Crown Charity Challenge teams are listed below.

 Team Millar
​Charity: Food4Kids Halton
​Owner: George Millar (Millar Farms)
​Driver: James MacDonald

 Team Grant
​Charity: Milton District Hospital Foundation
​Owner Brad Grant
​Driver: Doug McNair

 Team Katz
​Charity: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
​Owner: Marvin Katz
​Driver: Bob McClure

 Team Determination
​Charity: Kids Help Phone
​Owner: Serge Godin (Determination)
​Driver: Louis-Philippe Roy

 The Breeders Crown Charity Challenge debuted in 2019 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and has since raised more than $1.8 million for charitable organizations in the Crown host communities.

 Further updates regarding funds raised and the standings for this year’s Breeders Crown Charity Challenge will be released later next week.

 The 2025 Breeders Crown will take place on October 24 and 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

 For the latest news and information, visit Woodbine.com/Mohawk and follow @WoodbineSB and @WoodbineComms on X.