COSA, TROT Fantasy Stable Updates
The leaderboard atop the 2022 COSA Fantasy Stable remains mostly intact heading into the final month, while a past champion is making a late rally in the TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable.
The COSA Fantasy Stable Contest, which has prizes for the top 20 finishers, and carries a Grand Prize worth approximately $4,000, runs from May 22, 2022 through the end of the OSS Super Finals.
Brought to you by the Central Ontario Standardbred Association, and administered by TROT Magazine and Standardbred Canada, the fantasy pool is based on the 2022 OSS season, and Ontario-sired two and three-year-olds based on their overall earnings for the year through the contest period.
The top 10 stables as of September 1, 2022 are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2022 COSA Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARNESS HISTORY | Marlene Fisher | Freelton, ON | $2,632,421 |
| 2 | AUDREY STEWART STABLE | Audrey Stewart | Dundas, ON | $2,510,831 |
| 3 | COURBIER RACING | Shane Courbier | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,509,548 |
| 4 | DREAMVILLE | Paula Wellwood | Cambridge, ON | $2,484,523 |
| 5 | PJ3796 | Paul Fisher | Freelton, ON | $2,455,895 |
| 6 | PETITPAS RACING STABLE | Reginald Petitpas | Shediac Bridge, NB | $2,400,120 |
| 7 | TIME AND AGAIN STABLE | Joe Wilkie | Fall River, NS | $2,389,964 |
| 8 | BILLS BEAUTIES | Billie Jo Irwin | Hanover, ON | $2,361,393 |
| 9 | SAKRAS | Mark Stang | Edmonton, AB | $2,349,923 |
| 10 | ELLEMENT STABLE | Matt Ellement | Peterborough, ON | $2,326,184 |
The TROT Fantasy Stable Contest is based on total earnings of selected horses and five percent of the earnings of selected trainers and drivers between May 27 and Dec. 31, 2022.
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2022 Breeders Crown Finals will each receive a $200,000 contest bankroll bonus. Also, in the two-year-old categories, contestants were allowed to select two horses.
At the end of the year, the winner of the contest will receive entry into and travel to the 2023 World Harness Handicapping Championship, a prize valued at (approx) $1,300.
Contest totals are updated daily at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).
The top 10 stables as of October 1, 2022 are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2022 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE KINGPIN | Scot Wood | London, ON | $7,401,323 |
| 2 | TRAVKONSULENTEN | Thomas Svensen | East Windsor, NJ | $6,929,372 |
| 3 | MCFARLAND STABLE | Karl Mcfarland | Amherstview, ON | $6,862,898 |
| 4 | BLAKE | Lella Montgomery | Cream Ridge, NJ | $6,427,890 |
| 5 | LUCK OF THE IRISH | Jamie Ling | Springboro, OH | $6,389,599 |
| 6 | STEPHEN TUFTS STABLE | Stephen Tufts | Truro, NS | $6,377,339 |
| 7 | MISTER POLYBEAR STABLES | Stephen Harvey | Toronto, ON | $6,305,264 |
| 8 | THE PAPER STABLE | Lawrence Cohen | Howell, NJ | $6,146,526 |
| 9 | M. JENKINS STABLE | Mason Jenkins | Gravenhurst, ON | $6,100,978 |
| 10 | PARKED OUT | Bob Doyle | Sackville, NS | $6,100,038 |
Ling is looking for his second title in three years after emerging victorious from the 2020 edition of the contest.