In what was a quiet week for the Hambletonian Society Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge, Matt Rose and Rusty Nash each won a leg of the challenge at Yonkers Raceway this week, which left 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 appear at the bottom of this notice.

Next Up: The challenge will continue 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 will 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.

(HANA)