TORONTO - Canadian Yannick Gingras and Southwind Frank made it look easy in the $778,440 two-year-old colt trot at the $7.6-million Breeders Crown on a wet Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack.

Gingras, of Sorel, Que., drove the 1/9 favourite to a two-length victory in driving rain to win the race in 1:54.2 on a good track. Marion Marauder was second, ahead of Sliding Home.

The victory was Southwind Frank's 11th in 12 outings. The son of Muscle Hill took his elimination race last Friday by five lengths in 1:55.2.

Gingras said the most difficulty he had with Southwind Frank came prior to the start of the race.

"Behind the gate he was maybe a bit more aggressive," Gingras said. "He had been like that earlier in the year so I just wanted to get him off on the right foot.

"The rest of the way I was pretty confident."

Woobine hosted harness racing's richest event for the first time in three years. In all, Saturday's card consisted of 12 championship races.

Gingras was scheduled to drive in nine of the 12 finals. But Gingras knew early Southwind Frank was a special horse.

"From the first time I sat behind him he was all business," Gingras said. "Every time I've raced him he's (been) a true professional.

Gingras said following two-year-old colt trot, the third race on the card, the track was in good shape despite the rain.

"The track is pretty hard, the horses are getting over it really well," he said. "We're not too muddy so I'm OK with that."

Southwind Frank paid $2.20, $2.10 and $2.10 while Marion Marauder returned $4.80 and $3.70. Sliding Home paid $9.40.

Gingras drove 6/5 favourite All The Time to the win in the $600,000 two-year-old filly trot in 1:56.2 for her eighth win in 10 races. Haughty came in having won seven straight but had to settle for second, finishing ahead of Caprice Hill.

All The Time paid $4.50, $2.70 and $2.10 while Haughty returned $3.10 and $2.30. Caprice Hill paid $2.20.

Gingras had Mission Brief comfortably leading the $648,700 three-year-old filly trot before the 1/5 favourite broke stride down the stretch, giving Wild Honey, driven by John Campbell of Ailsa Craig, Ont., the stunning win in 1:54.3. Im So Fancy was second ahead of Speak To Me.

Campbell earned his 47th career Breeders Crown win but said it woudn't have happened had Mission Brief not broken stride.

"My filly struggled a little bit in the last turn, I really had to be careful with her there and at that point I was thinking I'm just not going to get (Mission Brief)," he said. "If you're going to beat her you have to be right up on her back well into the stretch.

"When I came out of the turn and she squared up I looked and Yannick was out in the middle of the racetrack off stride. At that point I was just wondering about what was coming from behind."

Wild Honey paid $5.20, $2.90 and $9.40 while Im So Fancy returned $38.40 and $105.30. Speak to Me paid 84.60.

American Brett Miller drove 1/9 favourite Pure Country to an emphatic win in the $600,000 two-year-old filly pace, in 1:51.4 improve to 10-0. Shezarealdeal was second ahead of Mayhem Seelster.

Pure Country paid $2.30, $2.10 and $2.10 while Shezarealdeal returned $9.70 and $13 while Mayhem Seelster returned $24.90.

American David Miller and Divine Caroline, the 3/5 favourite, won the $500,000 three-year-old filly pace in 1:51.0, her fourth straight victory. Sassa Hanover was second while Bedroomconfessions took third.

Divine Caroline, a daughter of Rock N Roll Heaven, has won seven of 20 races this year and paid $3.30, $2.80 and $2.30. Sassa Hanover returned $12.50 and $6.60 while Bedroomconfessions paid $3.70..

Miller began the night driving 2/5 favourite D One to victory in the $324,350 mare trot in 1:54.2. Shake It Cerry was second three-quarters of a length back while Charmed Life took third. D One paid $2.90, $2.50 and $2.10 while Shake It Cerry returned $4.10 and $3 and Charmed Life paid 5.70.