With the Ontario Sires Stakes regular season wrapped up and the Grand Circuit in high gear at The Red Mile, the standings for the 2021 COSA and TROT Magazine Fantasy Stables are approaching some very crucial events.
Jeff Davis maintained his COSA Fantasy Stable lead throughout the month of September. While stable standout Lawless Shadow was injured, competitors the likes of Scarlett Hanover and Fashion Frenzie picked up Grand Circuit victories to keep Davis' JJDCHAMP Stables atop the leaderboard with $2.84 million bankroll. Francine Larocque's Pattee Lane Stables and Des Tackoor's Probono are next best, only $122 apart from each other and $52,000 off the leader.
The COSA Fantasy Stable Contest, which has prizes for the top 20 finishers, and carries a Grand Prize worth approximately $4,000, runs from July 1, 2021 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 2021 OSS season, and Ontario-sired two and three-year-olds based on their overall earnings for the year through the contest period.
Click the Fantasy tab near the top right hand side of the Standardbred Canada homepage to follow along with the contest all season long. Contest totals are updated daily at 11:00 a.m.
The top 10 stables as of Oct. 5, 2021 are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2021 COSA Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJDCHAMP STABLES | Jeff Davis | Omemee, ON | $2,844,866 |
| 2 | PATTEE LANE STABLE | Francine Larocque | Hawkesbury, ON | $2,792,295 |
| 3 | PROBONO | Des Tackoor | Ajax, ON | $2,792,173 |
| 4 | BEFORE AND WAY BEFORE STABLES | Tyler Mackendrick | Whitby, ON | $2,769,634 |
| 5 | TORBAY STABLES | Glenn Scargill | Bible Hill, NS | $2,699,477 |
| 6 | COURBIER RACING | Shane Courbier | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,688,725 |
| 7 | MAYHEM | Cindy Brewer | Dresden, ON | $2,648,945 |
| 8 | GIJOC STABLE | Jocelyn Bleau | Québec, QC | $2,576,690 |
| 9 | HARLEYO | Terry Oenema | Norwich, ON | $2,565,973 |
| 10 | LUCKYHASKINS STABLE | Kevin B Williams | Goderich, ON | $2,557,150 |
Standings can change quickly, just ask Ted McLaughlin of London, Ont. The leader of the 2021 2021 TROT Fantasy Stable Contest at the start of September is now situated in 33rd position with stable entrants the likes of Lawless Shadow and Captain Corey being shut down due to injury.
On the other hand, it was a September to remember for Aaron Skilton of Barrie, Ont. His Somestablesomewhere made huge gains thanks to solid efforts from Perfect Sting, Lyons Sentinel and Ocean Rock over the month. His stable's $4.85 million total tops the TROT Fantasy Stable Contest. Russ Gale's GUSSR Racing was in second a month ago and remains in the pocket spot some $56,000 off the leader, while Noah Whebby's Whebby's Racing Stable is currently in third with $4.78 million.
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 16 and Dec. 31, 2021.
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2021 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 2022 World Harness Handicapping Championship, a prize valued at (approx) $1,300.
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 11:00 a.m. (EDT).
The top 10 stables as of Oct. 5, 2021 are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2021 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMESTABLESOMEWHERE | Aaron Skilton | Barrie, ON | $4,858,134 |
| 2 | GUSSR RACING | Russ Gale | Bradford, ON | $4,801,680 |
| 3 | WHEBBY'S RACING STABLE | Noah Whebby | Dartmouth, NS | $4,780,353 |
| 4 | MCK RACING | Blaine Mckenna | Summerside, PE | $4,779,506 |
| 5 | PREFERRED 1 | Steven Bray | Guelph, ON | $4,772,856 |
| 6 | GUTS | Michael J Harayda | Boiling Springs, SC | $4,761,410 |
| 7 | PRINCETON FARMS INC | Jesse Belore | Princeton, ON | $4,721,082 |
| 8 | 4 GRANDKIDS AND 3 COWBOYS | Connie Steacy | Napanee, ON | $4,716,230 |
| 9 | STEPHEN TUFTS STABLE | Stephen Tufts | Truro, NS | $4,652,569 |
| 10 | MAX WEBSTER STABLE | Robert A Lemal | Inverness, NS | $4,649,468 |