(November 10, 2017) – In an abbreviated contest week, Gordon
Waterstone won the seventy-sixth leg of the Hambletonian Society Grand Circuit Handicapping
Challenge allowing him to close the gap on contest leader Rusty Nash by forty
points with three legs remaining.
While Jay Hochstetler had three
winners for the week, he had to settle for second place for the week as
Waterstone’s two winners included Springsteen ($15.20) in the Matron Stakes for
2yo colt and gelding pacers allowing him to earn a net profit of $16.20 for
the day. Hochstetler’s three winners
were chalk as he netted a profit of $2.40.
Finishing third for the week was Megan Maccario whose lone winner
resulted in a net loss of $2.40.
With three contest dates remaining, Nash
holds on to first place for the fifth week in a row with a total of 1,453.20
points, 23.70 points ahead of Waterstone (1,429.50 pts.). On the periphery but not out of it is Anne
Stepien (1,342.82 pts.) and Megan Maccario (1,327.90 pts.), both within 125 points
of the contest leader.
Standings thru Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Leg #76
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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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Points Back
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Last Week
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Streak
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1st
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Rusty Nash
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1,453.20
|
7
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1st
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5
|
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2nd
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Gordon Waterstone
|
1,429.50
|
11
|
23.70
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2nd
|
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3rd
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Anne Stepien
|
1,342.82
|
9
|
110.38
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3rd
|
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4th
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Megan Maccario
|
1,327.90
|
9
|
125.30
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5th
|
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5th
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Sally Hinckley
|
1,320.48
|
9
|
132.72
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4th
|
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6th
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Dennis O’Hara
|
1,302.85
|
10
|
150.35
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6th
|
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7th
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Matt Rose
|
1,285.88
|
10
|
167.32
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7th
|
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8th
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Steve Horoky
|
1,251.83
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5
|
201.37
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8th
|
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9th
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Russ Adams
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1,218.54
|
8
|
234.66
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9th
|
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10th
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Ray Garnett
|
1,088.61
|
6
|
364.59
|
10th
|
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11th
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Bryan Owen
|
1,045.90
|
9
|
407.30
|
11th
|
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12th
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Jay Hochstetler
|
964.50
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4
|
488.70
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12th
|
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13th
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Michael Carter
|
885.03
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3
|
568.17
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13th
|
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14th
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Ray Cotolo
|
834.33
|
5
|
618.87
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14th
|
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15th
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Terry Wilson
|
811.47
|
5
|
641.73
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15th
|
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16th
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Rich Mattei
|
644.30
|
2
|
808.90
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16th
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Next Up: This week sophomore
trotters and pacers of both sexes head to Dover Downs for the Matron stakes on
November 16.
November
25 is the final Saturday night of the handicapping challenge with the Final
Four and TVG series finals being contested at the Meadowlands. On November 30, the contest concludes with
the Progress Stakes at Dover Downs.
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.
