Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

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Published: October 23, 2019 01:54 pm EDT

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent out its weekly recap and preview of Grand Circuit races.

This Week: Breeders Crown finals, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; Circle City and Madison County, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and Kindergarten Series, the Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.

Schedule of Events: The 12 Breeders Crown championship events at Woodbine Mohawk Park will be front and centre in the Grand Circuit spotlight this weekend. The four Breeders Crown championship races for two-year-olds will be contested on Friday (Oct. 25), while the eight events for three-year-olds and older Standardbreds will be contested on Saturday (Oct. 26).

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Program Pages (courtesy of TrackIT)

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Program Pages (courtesy of TrackIT)

On Friday, Hoosier Park will host the Circle City for three-year-old pacers and trotters and the Madison County for two-year-old male pacers. A total of nine events will be raced on Friday. The Saturday Hoosier program will feature Madison County races for two-year-old filly pacers and trotters of both sexes.

Also on Friday, the Meadowlands will offer the final preliminary leg of the Kindergarten Series for two-year-old pacers and trotters. There will be a pair of $10,000 divisions in the filly pace and single $10,000 divisions for the filly trotters, colt trotters and colt pacers.

Last Time: Breeders Crown eliminations were in the spotlight this past weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park. To read the complete recaps, which include replays, click here and here.

Grand Circuit Standings: In 2019, 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 2019 Grand Circuit awards.

Here are the leaders following this past weekend:

Drivers: 1. Tim Tetrick – 1,266.5; 2. Yannick Gingras – 1,118; 3. Dexter Dunn – 894; 4. David Miller – 845; 5. Andrew McCarthy – 678.

Trainers: 1. Ron Burke – 1,142; 2. Tony Alagna – 725; 3 Ake Svanstedt – 582; 4. Marcus Melander – 558; 5. Nancy Johansson – 545.

Owners: 1. Courant Inc. – 257; 2. Brad Grant – 234.5; 3. Fashion Farms – 224.5; 4. Burke Racing Stable – 218.6; 5. Robert Key – 201.

Looking Ahead: Grand Circuit action will take place next weekend at Hoosier Park and Meadowlands Racetrack. Hoosier has the Monument Circle, Carl Erskine, Crossroads of America and USS Indianapolis on November 1, while the Meadowlands will race the four Kindergarten Series finals on November 2.

(With files from the Grand Circuit)

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