The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights its upcoming races at Dover Downs and Meadowlands Racetrack.
This Week: Fall Four and FanDuel finals, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey and Progress Pace final, Bally’s Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Schedule Of Events: The Grand Circuit returns to Dover Downs this Wednesday, Nov. 27 for the $267,960 USD Progress Pace final for three-year-old open pacers.
On Saturday night, Nov. 30, Meadowlands Racetrack will host the Fall Four events for freshman pacers and trotters and the FanDuel series finals for open pacers and trotters. The Fall Four features the $447,000 USD Valley Victory for two-year-old male trotters, the $455,000 USD Goldsmith Maid for two-year-old filly trotters, the $382,200 USD Governor’s Cup for two-year-old male pacers and the $338,200 USD Three Diamonds for two-year-old filly pacers. The FanDuel finals consist of the $325,000 USD Open Pace, $325,000 USD Open Trot, $150,000 USD Mare Pace and $150,000 USD Mare Trot.
Complete entries for the races are available on ustrotting.com.
Last Time: Captain Albano continued his strong string of swan song performances, repelling the challenge of rival Nijinsky to prevail in the single $49,296 Progress Pace elimination on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Bally's Dover. 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 Farm is the sponsor for the 2024 Grand Circuit awards.
Here are the leaders (through the races on Nov. 21, 2024):
Drivers: 1. Dexter Dunn – 1,789; 2. Yannick Gingras – 982.5; 3. David Miller – 855; 4. Scott Zeron – 748; 5. Todd McCarthy – 737.
Trainers: 1. Ron Burke – 1,327; 2. Ake Svanstedt – 971; 3. Marcus Melander – 640; 4. Nancy Takter – 639; 5. Noel Daley – 449.
Owners: 1. Burke Racing Stable – 311; 2. Weaver Bruscemi – 255.6; 3. Determination – 239; 4. Ake Svanstedt Inc. – 207.2; 5. Caviart Farms – 162.1.
Looking Ahead: The 2024 Grand Circuit season will conclude after this week. The 2025 Grand Circuit schedule will be released in February.
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