Who would harness racing's sharpest minds select in the 2020 Trot Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest.
Announcer for Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ken Middleton has once again offered his picks for the 2020 Fantasy Stable. Middleton has targeted 2019 Battle of Lake Erie winner None Bettor A from a deep group of competitors featured in Group F.
"He was a very steady performer when he made the move to North America last season, and what I loved about him was his versatility. He could race any way and track size didn't seem to matter. He butted heads with the top dogs on occasion last year and put away some serious dough. I think he has the speed and skill be a dangerous horse in the heavyweight division in 2020."
None Bettor A (Bettors Delight - Limerick Star) made 18 starts as a six-year-old in his first season of racing in North America. As a six-year-old, he only missed the board on one occasion by virtue of a 12-2-3 record with a mark of 1:48.4 taken at The Meadowlands. He was never more than two lengths off the leader in races he didn't win, posting earnings of $375,970 in 2019. He won his first start of 2020 for trainer Andrew Harris in March at The Meadowlands against Preferred company.
Group A:
Papi Rob Hanover
Group B:
Gimpanzee
Group C:
Manchego
Group D:
Treacherous Reign
Group E:
Capt Midnight
Group F:
None Bettor A
Group G:
Dorsoduro Hanover
Group H:
Port Perry
Group I: Two-Year-Old Colt Pacers:
One Eight Hundred (sold as Some Terror)
Dean B Hanover
Group J: Two-Year-Old Filly Pacers:
Odds On Whitney (sold as Panda Hanover)
Always Be Deo
Group K: Two-Year-Old Colt Trotters:
Maverick
Damien
Group L: Two-Year-Old Filly Trotters:
The Ice Countess
Ineffable
Group M: Trainers 1:
Tony Alagna
Group N: Trainers 2:
Casie Coleman
Group O: Drivers 1:
Tim Tetrick
Group P: Drivers 2:
Brian Sears
Group Q: Drivers 3:
Louis-Philippe Roy
Group R: Drivers 4:
Jody Jamieson
Entries for the 2020 Fantasy Stable Contest can be made up until 5:00 pm (EST) on Friday, May 17. Stables cannot be altered once submitted. Click here to enter!
The contest is based on total earnings of selected horses and five percent of the earnings of selected trainers and drivers between May 17 and December 31, 2020..
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2020 Breeders Crown Finals will each receive a $200,000 contest bankroll bonus. Also, in the two-year-old categories, contestants are once again asked to select TWO horses.
At the end of the year, the winner of the contest will receive entry into and travel to the 2021 World Harness Handicapping Championship, a prize valued at (approx) $1,300.
PLEASE NOTE: TROT/SC reserve the right to change the entry, start and/or end dates of this contest, depending on how the 2020 harness racing season may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay tuned to the Standardbred Canada website for more details.
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