Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

Big Towner, during his three years of races, vaulted to the top of the sport, amassing $547,126 in earnings and compiling a 48-31-5-3 record which included wins in the 1977 Monticello-OTB Classic and the 1978 U.S. Pacing Championship. His best time of 1:54.4 was taken at the mile track in Syracuse, NY.

Big Towner's breeding career makes him a respected outcross sire. He has sired the winners of over $117 million, ranking him fifth in stallion earnings on the all-time list in 2002 and 2003 and fourth from 2004-2006. He topped the North American Leading Moneywinning Sires list in 1989 and was runner-up in 1988. He has 1,160 in 2:00, 312 in 1:55 and 35 in 1:50.

He is the sire of 351 $100,000 winners and currently ranks third among All-Time Pacing Sires of 2:00 Performers (1,160).

Big Towner is the sire of five millionaires, including the fillies Town Pro p,3,1:51.4 ($1,229,582) and Sweet Reflection p,3,1:53.1 ($1,004,639). Sons are Broadway Express p,4,1:56.1h ($1,141,726); Sandman Hanover p,3,1:53.2f ($1,089,005); and his fastest performer, Tune Town p,5,1:49.1 ($1,098,140).

Big Towner has sired the dams of over 2,274 in 2:00 and the winners of over $209 million. In 1997, he topped the broodmare sire list for two and three-year-old earnings.

For the 2007 season he was listed fourth among Leading 2:00 Broodmare Sires, All-Time; fifth among Top Broodmare Sires, All-Age and ninth among Top Broodmare Two and Three-Year-Olds. He has consistently been ranked above Hall of Famers Jate Lobell, Artsplace, Western Hanover, Most Happy Fella and Cam Fella on the All-Time Leading Moneywinning Sires list.

Big Towners Career Racing Statistics
Year Starts/Wins/2nds/3rds   Earnings     Record     Venue & Date of Record
1978    20      14      1        0      $248,142      4, 1:54.4M      SYCSM 08/20/1978
1977      22     12      3       3      $295,012      3, 1:56.1M      SYCSM 08/20/1977
1976      6        5       1         0      $3,972         2, 2:05.4H
Total    48      31      5        3      $547,126      4, 1:54.4M