Posted on September 29, 2026 by Tim Bojarski, for the Standardbred Owners of Massachusetts
Plainville, MA — The $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeders Stakes reconvened at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Sept. 29) with the first leg of competition for 3-year-old state-breds of both gaits and sexes, who competed for a total of $331,750 in purses. The trotters competed in single divisions by gender while the pacers went in splits for both sexes.
Highlights from the card included Yannick Gingras winning four more stakes races, four more stakes horses taking lifetime marks, and three of last year’s four 2-year-old champions winning in the first round of their respective 3-year-old series.
But the big news came when Geologic (Chapter Seven-Crystalline) proved nothing less than unbeatable in his bid for a second straight championship and set a stakes record in the $79,500 split for 3-year-old male trotters.
Geologic and driver Yannick Gingras took a commanding lead as they forced Mother’s Moni (driven by Dexter Dunn) into the pocket at the quarter in :27.3. Once fully in control, Geologic led Mother’s Moni to the half in :56.4 and three-quarters in 1:25.1, where those two horses separated themselves from the rest of the field. As they rounded the last turn, Mother’s Moni pulled and took direct aim at Geologic, who was still in control. When they entered the lane, Mother’s Moni trotted closer to Geologic with every stride, but Geologic would not be denied and won by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.2, home in :27.1.
Geologic ($3.40) is owned by his trainer, Paul Kelley, in partnership with Go For Glory Stable, Matthew Lamont and VIP Internet Stable. Ray Campbell Jr. bred Geologic.
