Leadership in the 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable has changed hands once again.
Team ‘Phillycam’ for Ronnie Blanchard of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island leads the field with $7,117,493 in earnings. Blanchard, who sat tenth in the standings at the start of September, passed last month's leader Roger Paradis who now holds second place with $7,051,382. Shane Courbier currently secures third place for another month with $6,978,670 in Fantasy Stable earnings.
The unbeaten Metro Pace winner Tall Dark Stranger adds a handy $499,533 in earnings to Blanchard's total earnings along with 2019 North America Cup winner Captain Crunch and 2018 O’Brien Award Horse of the Year McWicked. Team ‘Phillycam’ also includes some power on the trotting gait with 2019 Hambletonian winner Forbidden Trade, recent Canadian Trotting Classic winner Green Manalishi S and 2019 Hambletonian Oaks winner When Dovescry.
Trainer Tony Alagna and leading Woodbine Mohawk Park driver Sylvain Filion have also contributed to Blanchard’s Fantasy Stable success.
With all 12 of the 2019 Breeders Crown Championship finals taking place on Oct. 25 and 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the Hambletonian Society and TROT Magazine have teamed up this year to present the sixth annual edition of the TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest.
The popular TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest, which attracted more than 1,350 contestants in 2019, already had a tie-in to the Breeders Crown with all 12 Crown winners gaining a bonus $200,000 toward their fantasy stable bankroll.
The winner of the 2019 TROT Fantasy Stable will be awarded a spot in the 2020 World Harness Handicapping Championship plus a $500 travel voucher.
The TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest is based on total earnings of selected horses and five percent of the earnings of selected trainers and drivers between May 18 and December 31, 2019. For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2019 Breeders Crown Finals will each receive a $200,000 contest bankroll bonus.
Click the 'Fantasy' tab near the top right hand side of the Standardbred Canada homepage to follow along with the contest all year long. Contest totals are updated daily at 11 a.m.
The top 10 stables as of Oct. 2, 2019, are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHILLYCAM | Ronnie Blanchard | Charlottetown, PE | $7,117,493 |
| 2 | COMPLICE 1955 1993 | Roger Paradis | Gatineau, QC | $7,051,382 |
| 3 | COURBIER RACING | Shane Courbier | Grand Rapids, MI | $6,978,670 |
| 4 | IRON WILL | William Haney | Waterloo, ON | $6,886,073 |
| 5 | WAYWARD BOYS | Kevin Turner | Erin, ON | $6,748,097 |
| 6 | CHICAGO GUY RACING | Brady Kosic | Chicago, IL | $6,742,806 |
| 7 | MONEYMAN | Brian Hoffos | Edmonton, AB | $6,626,939 |
| 8 | BETTER THAN MOST | Chris Haskell | Windsor, ON | $6,583,654 |
| 9 | RIDEOUT STABLE | Doug Rideout | Winchester, IN | $6,574,073 |
| 10 | MJ'S STABLE | Mary Jane Clarridge | Barrie, ON | $6,497,098 |