On Friday (8/11), O’Hara
and Owen tabbed Hoosier Park’s Dan Patch Stakes victor Check Six ($13.40) which
allowed them to dead-heat for the top spot at the end of the evening’s action
by earning 42.50 points. However, on
Saturday (8/12), Rose was the sole handicapper to tab Downbytheseaside ($11.60)
in Northfield Park’s Carl Milstein Memoria which gave him 55 points.
When the points were
tallied in the overall contest, Maccario maintained her lead for a second week
with a total of 681.48 points. Rose moved up from third into second place with
667.13 points, just 14.35 points off the lead.
Dropping to third was Rusty Nash with 658.95, easily within striking distance
of the leader.
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Standings as of Saturday, August 12, 2017 - Leg #38
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Pos
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Handicapper
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Total Points Earned
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Legs Won
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Last Week
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Streak
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1st
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Megan Maccario
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681.48
|
7
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1st
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2
|
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2nd
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Matt Rose
|
667.13
|
7
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3rd
|
|
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3rd
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Rusty Nash
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658.95
|
6
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2nd
|
|
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4th
|
Russ Adams
|
593.12
|
6
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4th
|
|
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5th
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Sally Hinckley
|
559.98
|
6
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5th
|
|
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6th
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Dennis O’Hara
|
555.43
|
6
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8th
|
|
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7th
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Ray Garnett
|
546.11
|
3
|
6th
|
|
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8th
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Gordon Waterstone
|
539.00
|
5
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7th
|
|
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9th
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Anne Stepien
|
518.40
|
5
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10th
|
|
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10th
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Steve Horoky
|
505.41
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3
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9th
|
|
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11th
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Bryan Owen
|
451.73
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5
|
11th
|
|
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12th
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Jay Hochstetler
|
395.75
|
3
|
12th
|
|
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13th
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Terry Wilson
|
384.47
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4
|
13th
|
|
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14th
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Michael Carter
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376.03
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3
|
14th
|
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15th
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Adam Friedland
|
296.80
|
1
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15th
|
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16th
|
Ray Cotolo
|
253.33
|
1
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16th
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Next Up: Friday, August
18 at Vernon Downs hosts the finals of the $370,000 (estimated) Zweig Memorial
and $150,000 (estimated)Zweig Filly Stake for three year old trotters. Saturday, August 19 brings the Grand Circuit
to Red Shores-Charlottetown Driving Park for the fan-favorite Sobey Gold Cup
and Saucer. On Sunday, August 20, Tioga
Downs hosts the estimated $175,000 Roll With Joe for open pacers and the third
leg of the Ms. Versatility for distaff trotters as well as Hippodrome 3R
hosting the $200,000 Prix d’Ete for 4yo pacers.
The following weekend (August 25-26), Mohawk
Racetrack will be hosting the Nassagaweya (two year old pacers) and the Eternal
Camnation (two year old filly pacers) on Saturday night while Tioga Downs hosts
on Sunday the Crawford Farm Trot (open trotters) and Joie De Vie (filly and
mare trotters) as well as the Artiscape for (filly and mare pacers).
The 2017
Hambletonian Society Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge is
sponsored by Adam Friedland, DRF Harness, Green Acquisition
Corporation, The Hambletonian Society, Hoosier Park Racing and Casino,
Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment, Northfield Park, Ontario Harness Horse
Association, Red Shores Charlottetown/Summerside, Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs,
Wellbourne Farms, and WEG Entertainment.
The contest is administered by HANA Harness, the harness racing division
of HANA, the Horseplayers Association of North America. Fans may follow the challenge by visiting the
contest site at http;//hanaharnesscontest.blogspot.com.
