from HANA Harness

Thanks to a 60 cent trifecta wheel in the Champlain Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack, Rusty Nash was able to eke out a profit of $25.69 for the week to take top weekly honors in HANA Harness’ 2013 Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge sponsored by the Hambletonian Society, Chicago Harness, IHHA, Meadowlands, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.

The week was so frustrating for the handicapping team that Dennis O’Hara, Richard Scott and Mark McKelvie managed to claim moral victories by keeping their weekly losses in double digits.

The overall standings remain unchanged, leaving Richard Scott in the overall lead with $597.22 separating Scott from the rest of the field.

Here are the standings as of Sept. 7:

Position-Name-Week Gain-Net Profit-Behind-Last Week-Days Missed
1. Richard Scott-($85.00)-$492.54-X-1st-4
2. Rusty Nash-$25.69-($104.68)-($597.22)-2nd-2
3. Ann Stepien-($233.50)-($408.80)-($901.34)-3rd-1
4. Dennis O’Hara-($73.35)-($584.05)-($1,076.59)-4th-2
5. Earl Paulson-($231.00)-($1,031.60)-($1,524.14)-5th-2
6. Mark McKelvie-($97.50)-($1,076.94)-($1,569.48)-6th-6
7. Gordon Waterstone-($165.90)-($1,256.95)-($1,749.49)-7th-4
8. Garnet Barnsdale-($186.50)-($1,536.60)-($2,029.14)-8th-7
9. Sally Hinckley-($204.65)-($1,910.15)-($2,402.69)-9th-0
10. Ray Garnett-($287.40)-($2,207.75)-($2,700.29)-10th-3

Ten grace days permitted. After ten days, there is a penalty of $30 per race.

Key Hits
Garnet Barnsdale-$30 win in the Muscle Hill at Vernon Downs paid $67.50, $20 exacta in the second division of the Simcoe at Mohawk paid $76; Ray Garnett-$6 place in first division of the Champlain Stakes at Mohawk paid $30.60; Mark McKelvie-$20 win in the Credit Winner at Vernon Downs paid $70; Rusty Nash-60 cent trifecta wheel ($25.20) in the first division of the Champlain Filly Stakes paid $197.25, $12 place in the first division of the Champlain paid $61.20; Dennis O’Hara-$1 trifecta box ($24 total) in the second division of the Reynolds 2-year-old filly trot at Vernon Downs paid $79.25, $11 exacta box ($22) in the Muscle Hill paid $58.30.

Contest Schedule This Week

Saturday, September 14
Mohawk Racetrack-C$700,000 (est.) Canadian Trotting Classic (3-year-old Open), C$365,000 (est.) Peaceful Way (2-year-old Filly Trot), C$385,000 (est.) William Wellwood Memorial (2-year-old Open Trot); Tioga Downs–$65,000 (est.) Reynolds (2-year-old Colts and Geldings Pace), $65,000 (est.) Reynolds (2-year-old Filly Pace)