Who would harness racing's sharpest minds select in the 2016 Trot Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the May 20 deadline.
Announcer for the Woodbine Entertainment Group's Standardbred tracks, Ken Middleton has offered his picks for the 2016 Fantasy Stable. Middleton offered up his rationale for selecting pacing mare Sandbetweenurtoes in the very evenly-matched Group H.
"One of the toughest categories in the Fantasy Stable was Group H, and I decided to zero in on Sandbetweenurtoes. She was a big player last season after enduring a mini slump in the middle of the season. I really admire her versatility, her overall talent and her ability to race well on any size track."
Middleton's selections in each group are as follows:
Group A:
Southwind Frank
Group B:
Bee A Magician
Group C:
Venus Delight
Group D:
All Bets Off
Group E:
Shake It Cerry
Group F:
P H Supercam
Group G:
Always B Miki
Group H:
Sandbetweenurtoes
Group I: Two-Year-Old Colt Pacers:
Ideal Wheel
Rum Punch
Group J: Two-Year-Old Filly Pacers:
Blue Beach
Tori Hanover
Group K: Two-Year-Old Colt Trotters:
Royal Dreams
Xanthos
Group L: Two-Year-Old Filly Trotters:
Spending Spree
Eddiction (sold as Julieann B)
Group M: Trainers 1:
Rene Allard
Group N: Trainers 2:
Bob McIntosh
Group O: Drivers 1:
Yannick Gingras
Group P: Drivers 2:
Sylvain Filion
Entries for the 2016 Fantasy Stable Contest can be made up until 5:00 pm (EST) on Friday, May 20. 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 20 and December 31, 2016..
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2016 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 2017 World Harness Handicapping Championship, a prize valued at (approx) $1,300.