Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

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Published: July 3, 2019 12:54 pm EDT

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent out its weekly recap and preview of Grand Circuit races.

THIS WEEK: Landmark Stakes, Historic Track, Goshen, NY; Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace eliminations, W. N. Reynolds Memorial, and Kindergarten Series, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, NJ; and Lawrence B. Sheppard eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, NY.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: This week’s Grand Circuit action will open on Friday (July 5), as Historic Track will host six Landmark Stakes. Races will be contested for three-year-olds of both sexes and gaits, as well as for two-year-old trotters and two-year-old filly pacers.

Grand Circuit races will be contested this Friday (July 5) and Saturday (July 6) at the Meadowlands.

On Friday the Meadowlands will host two $10,000 divisions in the first leg of the Kindergarten Series for two-year-old colt pacers and three $10,000 divisions in the first leg of the Kindergarten Series for two-year-old filly pacers.

The stakes heavy Saturday card will feature the $250,000 Graduate Series finals for four-year-old pacers and trotters; a pair of $50,000 Meadowlands Pace elimination for three-year-olds; and three divisions in the $96,999 W.N. Reynolds Memorial for three-year-old filly trotters.

Also on Saturday, Yonkers Raceway has carded three $25,000 eliminations in the Lawrence B. Sheppard for two-year-old male pacers.

LAST TIME: This past weekend’s Grand Circuit action was highlighted by the Sun Stakes Saturday (June 29) program at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono. To read a full recap of the races, click here.

GRAND CIRCUIT STANDINGS: In 2019, 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 2019 Grand Circuit awards.

Here are the leaders following this past weekend:

DRIVERS: 1. Tim Tetrick – 364; 2. Yannick Gingras – 229; 3. Jason Bartlett – 181; 4. David Miller – 145; 5. Dexter Dunn – 141.

TRAINERS: 1. Ron Burke – 286; 2. Jim King Jr. – 189; 3. Tony Alagna – 130; 4. Chris Ryder – 98; 5. Rene Allard – 97.

OWNERS: 1. Jo Ann Looney-King – 68.6; 2. Tim Tetrick LLC – 65.1; 3. Brad Grant – 57.6; 4t. Burke Racing Stable – 55.4; 4t. Weaver Bruscemi – 55.4.

LOOKING AHEAD: Grand Circuit action will be taking place next weekend at the Meadowlands and Yonkers Raceway. The July 12 Meadowlands program will feature the opening leg of the Kindergarten Series for freshman trotters, while the massive July 13 Meadowlands card will offer the Meadowlands Pace final, the William Haughton Memorial, the Hambletonian Maturity, the Stanley Dancer Trot, the Del Miller Memorial, the Mistletoe Shalee, the Golden Girls and a leg of the Miss Versatility. Yonkers will host the Lawrence B. Sheppard final for two-year-old pacing colts, also on July 13.

(With files from the Grand Circuit)

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