Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

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Published: June 5, 2019 01:05 pm EDT

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

THIS WEEK: Battle of Lake Erie, Northfield, Park, Northfield, Ohio; Armbro Flight, Goodtimes, Pepsi North America Cup, and Fan Hanover eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario; and Graduate Series third leg, Tioga Downs, Nichols, N.Y.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Grand Circuit action this week begins on Friday (June 7) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with two $35,000 eliminations in the Armbro Flight for trotting mares and two $30,000 eliminations in the Goodtimes for three-year-old trotting colts. The Saturday (June 8) card at Mohawk features a pair of $50,000 eliminations for the Pepsi North America Cup for three-year-old pacing colts and two $35,000 eliminations in the Fan Hanover for three-year-old pacing fillies. Eliminations were not required in the Roses Are Red for older pacing mares.

Northfield Park will also host Grand Circuit racing on Saturday, as the Ohio oval will feature the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie for older pacers.

Tioga Downs will round out a busy Grand Circuit weekend on Sunday (June 9) with $75,000 (est.) third leg contests in the Graduate Series for four-year-old open pacers and trotters.

LAST TIME: The road to the Pepsi North America Cup made a final stop on Saturday (June 1) at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes. A group of 16 sophomore pacers, 13 of them eligible to the Pepsi North America Cup, were split into two $59,200 Somebeachsomewhere divisions. To read a complete 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 – 238; 2. Jason Bartlett – 144; 3. George Brennan – 110; 4. Jordan Stratton – 107; 5. Daniel Dube – 104.

TRAINERS: 1. Jim King Jr. – 169; 2. Ron Burke – 105; 3. Rene Allard – 77; 4. Nick Surick – 62; 5. Richard Banca – 61.

OWNERS: 1. Jo Ann Looney-King – 61.9; 2. Tim Tetrick LLC – 58.4; 3. J L Benson Stables – 52.5; 4. Richard Poillucci – 48.4; 5. Royal Wire Products – 47.

LOOKING AHEAD: Grand Circuit action will again take place at Mohawk next weekend as the track will host five stakes finals, led by the $1 million North America Cup, on Saturday night (June 15).

(With files from the Grand Circuit)

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