Fresh off a successful Breeders Crown at Scioto Downs last weekend, the Grand Circuit will move to Harrah's Hoosier Park on Friday, Oct. 30 with a quartet of six-figure stakes events for the sport's top three-year-olds.

The 14-race Friday program gets underway at 5:30 p.m., with the Grand Circuit events serving as the final four races on the program as part of a $20,000 guaranteed all-stakes Late Pick 4 with an industry low takeout rate of 12 per cent in races 11-14.

Three-year-old trotting colts will take center stage first in the $200,000 USD Carl Erskine Memorial, headlined by the Hambletonian runner-up, Big Ranger, who has been tabbed as the even-money morning line favourite. The Ohio superstar is slated to have his regular Hall of Fame driver, Tim Tetrick, in the sulky for trainer Anette Lorentzon, as the son of In Range-Big Blue Bird exits a third-place effort in the Breeders Crown in his last effort. Big Ranger has won eight of 13 starts on the year, good for $931,337 in seasonal earnings for owner Madison Global of Dundee, Ohio. Big Ranger will leave from post six in the group of eight in a field that also includes Hambletonian finalists AI (Post 1, Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) and Captain Naughty (Post 5, Jordan Ross), and Indiana standout, Dan D Man Can (Post 4, Atlee Bender).

Tetrick will also drive the morning line favourite in the $140,000 USD Crossroads of America for sophomore trotting fillies, retaining the drive on the Nancy Takter-trained Madam Cheval. The Kentucky Filly Futurity runner-up will leave from post five after having won four of 14 starts on the year while earning $456,738. The royally bred daughter of Walner-Shake It Cerry is part of a three-headed monster from the Takter barn in the event, which includes Leading Lady (Post 3, Dexter Dunn) and Bluegrass winner Godusa (Post 4, Todd McCarthy) from the same shedrow.

In the $125,000 USD USS Indianapolis Memorial for sophomore pacing fillies, Whoomp will look to defend her home turf exiting a valiant second-place effort in the Breeders Crown to Miss Jum Jabber. The 3-1 morning line favourite will leave from post eight, with regular pilot John De Long aboard the two-time Indiana Sire Stakes champion filly for trainer Roger Welch. The William and Patrick De Long homebred daughter of Rockin Image-Nightcap filly has banked $776,389 this year while finishing no worse than second in 13 tries. Whoomp will take on arch Indiana rival Somemore Blue (Post 9, Marcus Miller), along with Jugette champion Loua Dipa (Post 5, Ronnie Wrenn Jr.), and Ontario stakes star Daya (Post 7, Austin Hanners), who will make her first start after being purchased for $492,857 in an online auction by the Luther stable.

The evening will close with the $160,000 USD Monument Circle for three-year-old male pacers, where Breeders Crown runner-up Al Papi has been tagged as the 5-2 morning line favourite. Driver Yannick Gingras will look to navigate the second-tier from post 10 with the Papi Rob Hanover-Baron Remy colt, who has bagged signature victories in the Adios and Tattersalls over the course of his sophomore campaign. With more than $2 million in career earnings, Al Papi headlines a quintet from the Ron Burke barn that also includes Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion and Breeders Crown elimination winner Melillo (Post 4, Ronnie Wrenn Jr.). The Indiana Sire Stakes champion, Swiss Lights, will leave from the rail with leading driver Trace Tetrick, and having won four of his last six while hitting the board in all 14 tries this year.

Guests attending in-person on Friday can enjoy the annual Fright Night at the Races, Hoosier Park's yearly Halloween celebration. A horse costume contest gets underway in the front paddock at 5 p.m., with people's choice voting available for a $5 USD donation to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation. There will also be free Truck or Treating on the track apron, corn maze, pumpkin giveaway and decorating station, and live DJ. All Fright Night festivities take place from 5-9 p.m. on the track apron.

Free online programs for the Friday card are available on the Hoosier Park website at harrahshoosierpark.com as well as information for upcoming events

(Hoosier Park; photo of Big Ranger winning a Breeders Crown elimination on Oct. 17 at Scioto Downs)