The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights its upcoming races at The Meadowlands and Yonkers Raceway.
This Week: Meadowlands Pace final, William Haughton Memorial, Hambletonian Maturity, Stanley Dancer Memorial, Delvin Miller Memorial, Mistletoe Shalee, Dorothy Haughton Memorial and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey; and MGM Springfield Stakes final, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York.
Schedule of Events: Grand Circuit action will be held on Saturday (July 16) as The Meadowlands has multiple stakes led by the $600,000 Meadowlands Pace final for three-year-olds. Also on the card will be the $500,000 William Haughton Memorial for older pacers, the $432,000 Hambletonian Maturity for four-year-old trotters, two divisions in the $250,000 Stanley Dancer Memorial for thre-year-old male trotters, two divisions in the $200,000 Delvin Miller Memorial for three-year-old filly trotters, the $150,000 Mistletoe Shalee for three-year-old filly pacers, the $175,000 Dorothy Haughton Memorial for older pacing mares, and a $40,000 leg of the Miss Versatility for older trotting mares.
Also on Saturday, Yonkers Raceway will host the $100,000 MGM Springfield Stakes for two-year-old colt pacers.
Complete entries for the races can be found by clicking here.
Last Time: Fresh from his world record-equalling mile in the Roll With Joe Stakes, Bulldog Hanover put in another powerhouse performance to post a 1:46.1 mile in taking the $250,000 Graduate Pace final on Saturday, July 9 at The Meadowlands. For recaps and replays, click here.
For a list of 2022 race winners on the Grand Circuit, click here.
Grand Circuit Standings: In 2022, 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 2022 Grand Circuit awards.
Here are the leaders (through the races on July 9, 2022):
Drivers: 1. Dexter Dunn – 427; 2. Tim Tetrick – 268; 3. Yannick Gingras – 244; 4. Todd McCarthy – 192; 5. David Miller – 186.
Trainers: 1. Ake Svanstedt – 247; 2. Ron Burke – 224; 3. Nifty Norman – 172; 4. Tony Alagna – 167; 5. Brett Pelling – 157.
Owners: 1. David McDuffee – 77.6; 2. Jesmeral Stable – 67; 3. Mark Ford – 60; 4. The OK Corral – 57; 5. Hot Lead Farm – 50.
Looking Ahead: Grand Circuit action will take place next week at Saratoga Harness, Plainridge Park, The Meadowlands and The Meadows. Saratoga will host the Joe Gerrity for older pacers, Plainridge has the Spirit of Massachusetts for older trotters and the Clara Barton for older pacing mares, The Meadowlands has the Tompkins-Geers for three-year-old trotters and the Meadows has the eliminations for the Delvin Miller Adios for three-year-old male pacers.
(Grand Circuit)