from HANA Harness

The 15th leg of HANA Harness’ The Pen vs. The Chip Handicapping Challenge, sponsored by The Hambletonian Society, Meadowlands, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs, is in the books following the completion of Saturday night’s card at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and when the dust settled, Chip handicapper Pandy was on the top of the leg’s leaderboard with a Win ROI of 1.74, followed closely behind by Trackmaster’s Chatsworth Consortium which took second place honors with a ROI of 1.57 followed by Pen Handicapper Bobby Z, who took show honors with a 1.29 ROI.

Despite not taking the top spot in several legs, Mark McKelvie’s consistent performance allows him to cling to the overall lead with a 1.00 ROI with Chatsworth Consortium nipping at McKelvie’s heels with a 0.98 ROI, separated by a mere $6.80 difference.

In regards to exacta selections for the most recent leg, it was a question of quality over quantity as the Chatsworth Consortium had an Exacta ROI of 4.09 as the two exactas taken down grossed $261.60 while Bobby Z’s five exacta selections resulted in a ROI of 2.23, grossing $143.

Through the first 15 legs of the Handicapping Challenge, the overall standings are:

Position-Name-$ Won-ROI
1. Mark McKelvie (P)-$398.20-1.00
2. TM’s Chatsworth Consortium (C)-$391.40-0.98
3. Bobby Z (P)-$349.10-0.87
4. Ray’s Robot (C)-$345.10-0.86
5. Mr. Trifecta (P)-$332.40-0.83
6. Pandy (C)-$329.20-0.82
7. Scott Alberg (P)-$290.80-0.73
8. Earl the Pear (C)-$262.70-0.66

This week, the Handicapping Challenge handicappers will be busy with a trio of contest dates. Thursday and Friday, legs 16 and 17 will be at the Meadowlands for the Reynolds Stakes, while leg 18 on Saturday evening will be staged at Yonkers Raceway when the Yonkers Trot will be contested.

As always, contest dates, handicapper selections, and additional statistical information are available at the contest website (http://hanaharnesscontest.blogspot.com). Each leg’s selections will be posted the morning of the day’s racing action.