The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights its upcoming races at The Raceway at Western Fair District and Harrah's Philadelphia.
This Week: Camluck Classic and Forest City Pace, The Raceway at Western Fair District, London, Ont.; and Maxie Lee Memorial, Besty Ross and Joe Auger Memorial, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Schedule Of Events: The Raceway at Western Fair District will host Grand Circuit action on Friday, May 26 with the $150,000 Camluck Classic for older pacers and the $50,000 Forest City Pace for older female pacers.
On Sunday, May 28, Harrah’s Philadelphia will feature the $100,000 Maxie Lee Memorial for open trotters, the $100,000 Besty Ross for older pacing mares and the $100,000 Joe Auger Memorial for older pacing horses.
Complete entries for the Western Fair races can be found by clicking here. Entries for the Philadelphia races can be found by clicking here.
Last Time: Tab another victory in the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for driver Brian Sears and another Grand Circuit trotting win for trainer Marcus Melander. The dynamic team of trotting overhauled an oversized field of 11 with new acquisition Venerate to take the $155,200 free-for-all stakes on Saturday night (May 20) at The Meadowlands. Click here for a complete recap.
For a list of 2023 race winners on the Grand Circuit, click here.
Grand Circuit Standings: In 2023, 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 Farms is the sponsor for the 2023 Grand Circuit awards.
Here are the leaders (through the races on May 20, 2023):
Drivers: 1. Yannick Gingras – 107; 2. Jordan Stratton – 102; 3. Scott Zeron – 97; 4. Matt Kakaley – 90; 5. Dexter Dunn – 70.
Trainers: 1. Ron Burke – 92; 2. Linda Toscano – 90; 3. Jeff Gillis – 82; 4. Ake Svanstedt – 77; 5t. Travis Alexander – 54; 5t. Jared Bako – 54.
Owners: 1. Mark Ford – 78; 2. Jesmeral Stable – 42; 3. Robert Di Nozzi – 39; 4. 1362313 Ontario Ltd. – 37; 5. Guy Corbeil- 29.
Looking Ahead: Grand Circuit action will take place next week at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with first legs of the Graduate Series for four-year-old pacers and trotters, the second leg of the Miss Versatility for older trotting mares and the Somebeachsomewhere for three-year-old pacers.
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