Brian Sears

{{Short description|Driver of harness racing horses}} {{Infobox horseracing personality |name = Brian Sears |image = Elitloppet 2012 002.jpg |caption = Elitloppet 2012 |occupation = Harness racing driver |birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida |birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|1|21}} |death_date = |death_place = |career wins = 10,423 wins (as of 11/18/2023) [http://fanguide.ustrotting.com/dt_stars_profiles.cfm?id=76770] |race = Adios Pace (2001, 2010) Metro Pace (2004, 2008) Glen Garnsey Memorial Pace (2005, 2006, 2008, 2014) Meadowlands Pace (2005, 2016) North America Cup (2005, 2014) Canadian Pacing Derby (2006, 2007, 2008) Woodrow Wilson Pace (2008, 2009, 2011) Maple Leaf Trot (2008, 2015) Canadian Trotting Classic (2009, 2013) Hambletonian Oaks (2009, 2013)

'''Breeders Crown wins:''' Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013) '''†''' Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace (2004, 2005, 2014) Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010) Breeders Crown Open Pace (2005, 2006, 2008) Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace (2006, 2007) Breeders Crown Open Trot (2006, 2016) Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot (2008) Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace (2008) Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace (2009, 2011)

'''U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:''' Cane Pace (2007, 2016) Messenger Stakes (2007) Little Brown Jug (2013)

'''U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:''' Yonkers Trot (2005, 2015) Kentucky Futurity (2009) Hambletonian Stakes (2009, 2013, 2015)

'''†''' Denotes record |awards = Dan Patch Rising Star Award (1991) |honours = United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2017) |horses = Bee A Magician, Muscle Hill Rocknroll Hanover |updated = }} '''Brian J. Sears''' (born January 21, 1968, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a driver of harness racing horses who in 2016 was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He has won 10,423 races with purses in excess of $216 million.<ref>[http://www.harnessmuseum.com/news/brian-sears-elected-harness-racing-hall-fame Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame September 22, 2016 article titled "Brian Sears Elected To Harness Racing Hall of Fame"] Retrieved October 24, 2016</ref> He was inducted to the Harness Racing Museum in Goshen, New York at July 2, 2017.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horseracing/2016/09/19/3-time-hambo-winner-sears-elected-to-harness-hall-of-fame/90719586/ ''USA Today'' September 20, 2016 article titled "3-time Hambo winner Brian Sears elected to Harness Hall of Fame"] Retrieved October 24, 2016</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sears, Brian}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:American harness racing trainers Category:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees Category:Dan Patch Award winners Category:Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida