The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights its upcoming races at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Northfield Park and The Meadows.

This Week: Currier & Ives Filly Trot, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Washington, Pennsylvania; Battle of Lake Erie, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio; and North America Cup, Fan Hanover, Armbro Flight, Goodtimes and Roses Are Red eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.

Schedule of Events: The Grand Circuit weekend opens on Friday, June 7 with the $52,355 USD Currier & Ives for three-year-old filly trotters at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

The $200,000 USD Battle of Lake Erie for older open pacers will take place at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday, June 8.

Grand Circuit action will also take place on both Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. On Friday, Mohawk will host a pair of $35,000 Roses Are Red eliminations for older pacing mares and two $30,000 Goodtimes eliminations for three-year-old open trotters. Then on Saturday, a big card of Grand Circuit racing will be led by three $50,000 eliminations in the North America Cup for three-year-old pacing colts, along with two $35,000 eliminations in the Fan Hanover for three-year-old pacing fillies and two $35,000 eliminations in the Armbro Flight for older trotting mares.

Entries for the Meadows and Northfield races can be found on ustrotting.com. Entries for the Mohawk races are available by clicking here.

Last Time: Half-mile track specialist Hellabalou invaded the The Raceway at Western Fair District to take top honours in the 2024 edition of the $150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational Pace, presented by Seelster Farms, as the London, Ont. meet wrapped up in front of a packed grandstand on Friday, May 31. Click here to read the complete recap.

For a list of 2024 race winners on the Grand Circuit, click here.

Grand Circuit Standings: In 2024, the Grand Circuit leaders in three categories (driver, trainer and owner) will once again be tracked on a points system (20-10-5 for the top three finishers in divisions/finals and 10-5-2 for the top three finishers in eliminations/legs). Winbak Farms is the sponsor for the 2024 Grand Circuit awards.

Here are the leaders (through the races on June 1, 2024):

Drivers: 1. Matt Kakaley – 137; 2. Yannick Gingras – 134.5; 3. Jason Bartlett – 101.5; 4. Dexter Dunn – 89; 5. Scott Zeron – 72.

Trainers: 1. Travis Alexander – 112; 2. Per Engblom – 70.5; 3. Ron Burke – 60; 4. Ricky Bucci – 57; 5. Cory Stratton – 50.

Owners: 1. Guy Corbeil – 57; 2. Kathy Cecchin – 45; 3. Mark Ford – 42; 4. Flatland Racing – 35; 5. Symmetry Stables – 30.

Looking Ahead: Grand Circuit action will take place next week at Woodbine Mohawk Park, The Meadowlands and The Meadows. Mohawk will have the finals of the North America Cup (three-year-old male pacers), Fan Hanover (three-year-old filly pacers), Goodtimes (three-year-old male trotters), Armbro Flight (older trotting mares) and Roses Are Red (older pacing mares); The Meadowlands will host the second leg of the Graduate Series for four-year-old pacers and trotters; and The Meadows will feature the Currier & Ives for three-year-old open trotters.

(Grand Circuit)