Who have harness racing's sharpest minds selected in the 2026 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest.
Returning once more to Standardbred Canada's panel of experts is Jacob Rheinheimer, Race Marketing Manager & Sponsorships for Harrah's Hoosier Park. Undaunted by 2025 Horse of the Year Beau Jangles in Group A, Rheinheimer selected the fastest two-year-old in harness racing history, Odds On Mr Mamba in that deep sophomore-stacked category.
"The fastest two-year-old in the sport’s history at a place where you just don’t see world record miles. He has been vicious in both qualifiers back at three and the connections have paid him into a full stakes schedule this year. We never came close to seeing the bottom of this guy last year, and I cannot wait to see him take on the best at a national level in 2026. He makes it look effortless and has the most explosive turn of foot I can recall seeing in my nine years at Hoosier. "
Trained by Melanie Wrenn, the Odds On Equuleus-Honky Tonk Woman gelding won seven of his eight races and $436,552 competing solely in Indiana during his freshman campaign for Odds On Racing of Boca Raton, Florida. He paced the fastest mile ever by a two-year-old, winning an Indiana Sire Stakes in 1:47.4 on Oct. 2 in his penultimate start of the season before easily taking the state championship title.
His sophomore efforts to date have included a pair of qualifiers, most recently clocking a 1:52.4 mile on May 9. Rheinheimer noted that the :27.3 final quarter posted by Odds On Mr Mamba in that effort — the slowest of his career — was deceptively impressive given the extremely strong headwinds horses faced in the final quarter during that session.
Rheinheimer's 2026 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable selections are as follows:
Group A
ODDS ON MR MAMBA
Group B
SUPER CHAPTER
Group C
ON TO NORWAY
Group D
TWIN B JOE FRESH
Group E
KEN HANOVER
Group F
BRANDON BLVD
Group G
SILVERSTEIN
Group H
UBRUTE
Group I
AUGUSTA NATIONAL
DOWN BY THE SEA
Group J
SEASIDE UBEAUT
STRIKER HANOVER
Group K
COMMAND CENTER
SUPREME CHAPTER
Group L
CLIMATIC HANOVER
TURTLE DOVE
Group M
AKE SVANSTEDT
Group N
DAVID MENARY
Group O- Drivers 1
DEXTER DUNN
Group P- Drivers 2
TODD MCCARTHY
Group Q- Drivers 3
JAMES MACDONALD
Group R- Drivers 4
TYLER BORTH
Contestants have until 5 p.m. (EDT) on May 22 to make your selections. You cannot change your stable once submitted.
The contest is based on total earnings of selected horses and five percent of the earnings of selected trainers and drivers between May 22, 2026 and Dec. 31, 2026. Follow along all year long!
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2026 Hambletonian AND Breeders Crown Finals will each receive a $200,000 contest bankroll bonus. Once again, in the two-year-old categories, you must select TWO horses in each.
At the end of the year, the first three finishers (based on total stable earnings) will be awarded betting vouchers in the amount of $1,000 CDN (first place), $500 CDN (second place) and $250 CDN (third place), as well as OnGait.com credit of $1,000 USD (first place), $500 USD (second place) and $250 USD (third place). (NOTE: OnGait credit IS transferrable.)
The overall winner will also receive one share of Landmark 20 Stable, valued at $2,000 CDN!
Full contest rules are available here. Enter your picks below!