(April 24, 2016) – In week six of
the 2016 Hambletonian Society Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge sponsored
by DRF Harness, Green
Acquisition Corporation, The Hambletonian Society, Hoosier Park Racing and
Casino, Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment, Northfield Park, The Raceway at
Western Fair District, Red Shores Charlottetown Driving Park, Tioga Downs, and
Vernon Downs, Gordon Waterstone edged out several handicappers to be the top
handicapper for the week. With regards
to the overall lead, the story remains the same as Jay Hochstetler continues
his mastery, extending his lead to 100.13 points over the second place Matt
Rose with 389.75 points for the season thus far.
Levy Memorial
night left handicappers with five races to display their handicapping chops and
by the end of the night, five of the handicappers managed to score hat tricks
which made it a horse race for weekly honors.
With 41.10 points, Waterstone edges out the others (with a second and
third place finish to go along with his hat trick), moving into fifth place
from last week’s tenth place. Finishing
second for the week was overall leader Hochstetler who earned 37.05 points,
followed by a dead-heat for third with Dennis O’Hara and Matt Rose both earning
32 points for the week. Ray Garnett and
Dennis O’Hara also had three winners on the card.
Though shut out
from selecting any winners, fourteenth place Joe Bengston managed to have a good
week thanks to his selection of Bettor Rock On N in the Levy eligible tilt
which earned him 20.2 of his 28.2 weekly points by finishing second.
With only Grand
Circuit elimination races this week, the handicappers get a week off before the
contest kicks into high gear. The
contest resumes with races on Saturday, May 7 as the road to the Hambletonian
kicks off with the finals of the Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk at Freehold Raceway,
followed by the first Sunday (May 8) races of the contest headlined by the Mack Lobell Elitlopp Playoff at the
Meadowlands and a duo of Miami Valley Distaffs for females on both gaits.
As we enter the
bye week, the current standings are as follows:
|
Standings as of April 16, 2016 - Leg #11
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Pos
|
Handicapper
|
Total Points
Prior Week |
Points Earned
This Week |
Overall
Total Points |
Position
Last Week |
Points
Back |
|
1st
|
Jay Hochstetler
|
352.70
|
37.05
|
389.75
|
1st
|
-
|
|
2nd
|
Matt Rose
|
257.63
|
32.00
|
289.63
|
3rd
|
100.13
|
|
3rd
|
Mark Deutsch
|
264.65
|
2.80
|
267.45
|
2nd
|
122.30
|
|
4th
|
Dennis O'Hara
|
195.13
|
32.00
|
227.13
|
4th
|
162.63
|
|
5th
|
Gordon Waterstone
|
174.10
|
41.10
|
215.20
|
10th
|
174.55
|
|
6th
|
Anne Stepien
|
185.60
|
24.90
|
210.50
|
7th
|
179.25
|
|
7th
|
Adam Friedland
|
185.63
|
16.90
|
202.53
|
6th
|
187.23
|
|
8th
|
Ray C1otolo
|
187.98
|
10.80
|
198.78
|
5th
|
190.98
|
|
9th
|
Ray Garnett
|
168.93
|
29.40
|
198.33
|
12th
|
191.43
|
|
10th
|
Russ Adams
|
182.10
|
10.50
|
192.60
|
8th
|
197.15
|
|
11th
|
Sally Hinckley
|
178.48
|
7.70
|
186.18
|
9th
|
203.58
|
|
12th
|
Bryan Owen
|
152.20
|
33.05
|
185.25
|
13th
|
204.50
|
|
13th
|
Rusty Nash
|
171.68
|
11.50
|
183.18
|
11th
|
206.58
|
|
14th
|
Joe Bengston
|
143.70
|
28.20
|
171.90
|
14th
|
217.85
|
|
15th
|
Michael Carter
|
129.80
|
19.30
|
149.10
|
15th
|
240.65
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