Who would harness racing's sharpest minds select in the 2019 Trot Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest, brought to you in partnership with the Breeders Crown.
Race Marketing Manager and Commentator for Harrah's Hoosier Park, Emily Gaskin has offered her picks for the 2019 Fantasy Stable. Gaskin has gravitated toward 'girl power' and gone to 2018 Hambletonian and Dan Patch Award winner Atlanta from a star-studded selection of older and open stars in Group A.
"I’ve been impressed with her raw talent from day one, she has passed every test she’s been given and has the ingredients to stamp herself as one of the all-time great ones. Switches to the Burke barn this season and I expect to see her dancing all the big dances this season!"
Atlanta, a daughter of Chapter Seven - Hemi Blue Chip, is fresh off a 1:50.4 track record performance in the 2019 Miami Valley Distaff on May 6. She boasts $1,221,477 in purses for Crawford Farms, Brad Grant and Howard Taylor.
Group A:
Atlanta
Group B:
Stag Party
Group C:
Green Manalishi S
Group D:
Zero Tolerance
Group E:
Wisdom Tree
Group F:
Springsteen
Group G:
Grand Teton
Group H:
Whispering Oaks
Group I: Two-Year-Old Colt Pacers:
Treasure Trove
Betterthanthebeach
Group J: Two-Year-Old Filly Pacers:
Baby Your The Best
Onemorefortheroad
Group K: Two-Year-Old Colt Trotters:
Father Jonathon
Synergy
Group L: Two-Year-Old Filly Trotters:
Fifty Cent Piece
Queentrix
Group M: Trainers 1:
Tony Alagna
Group N: Trainers 2:
Blake MacIntosh
Group O: Drivers 1:
Yannick Gingras
Group P: Drivers 2:
Scott Zeron
Group Q: Drivers 3:
Doug McNair
Group R: Drivers 4:
Sylvain Filion
Entries for the 2019 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, 2019..
For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2019 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 2020 World Harness Handicapping Championship, a prize valued at (approx) $1,300.