(April 9, 2017) – In a quiet week of the Hambletonian Society Grand
Circuit Handicapping Challenge, Matt Rose and Rusty Nash each once won a leg of
the challenge at Yonkers Raceway this week (4/7 and 8), leaving the top of the
standings virtually unchanged. Rose
remains in front with 228.63 points, 18.63 points ahead of Nash’s 210 points. The race for the show spot remains tight with
Ray Garnett ahead of Bryan Owen by a mere 1.13 points.
In the overall net-profit
competition, Rose’s $60.20 profit is a mere $1.90 ahead of Nash’s $58.30. Ray Garnett sits in the show spot with a net
profit of $23.60, $0.60 ahead of Ray Cotolo’s $23.00.
The standings through
the first eight legs are;
|
Pos
|
Handicapper
|
Total Points Earned
|
Legs Won
|
|
1st
|
Matt Rose
|
228.63
|
3
|
|
2nd
|
Rusty Nash
|
210.00
|
3
|
|
3rd
|
Ray Garnett
|
121.13
|
1
|
|
4th
|
Bryan Owen
|
120.00
|
1
|
|
5th
|
Russ Adams
|
119.00
|
0
|
|
6th
|
Steve Horoky
|
111.63
|
0
|
|
7th
|
Megan Maccario
|
83.00
|
0
|
|
8th
|
Ray Cotolo
|
74.00
|
0
|
|
9th
|
Gordon Waterstone
|
69.13
|
0
|
|
10th
|
Dennis O’Hara
|
68.00
|
0
|
|
11th
|
Sally Hinckley
|
67.50
|
0
|
|
12th
|
Anne Stepien
|
64.00
|
0
|
|
13th
|
Adam Friedland
|
61.63
|
0
|
|
14th
|
Jay Hochstetler
|
47.13
|
0
|
|
15th
|
Terry Wilson
|
47.13
|
0
|
|
16th
|
Michael Carter
|
47.13
|
0
|
Next Up: The Challenge continues this week at Yonkers
Raceway on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 for the final preliminary legs
of the Matchmaker and Levy Memorial Series.
The following week, the Challenge takes a detour to Fraser Downs for the
Kenny Linton Memorial (4/21) and the Penny Bath Memorial (4/22), the only two
non-restricted stakes races for three year old pacers in British Columbia as well
as the Matchmaker and Levy Series finales at Yonkers.
The 2017
Hambletonian Society Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge is sponsored
by Adam Friedland, DRF Harness, Green Acquisition Corporation, The
Hambletonian Society, Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, Meadowlands Racing and
Entertainment, Northfield Park, Ontario Harness Horse Association, Red Shores
Charlottetown/Summerside, Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs, Wellbourne Farms, and WEG
Entertainment. The contest is
administered by HANA Harness, the harness racing division of HANA, the
Horseplayers Association of North America.
Fans may follow the challenge by visiting the contest site at http;//hanaharnesscontest.blogspot.com.
