The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights an upcoming stop at Plainridge Park.
This Week: Paul Revere Pace, Plainridge Park, Plainville, Massachusetts.
Schedule of Events: Plainridge Park welcomes the Grand Circuit back to Massachusetts on Thursday (April 28) as it hosts the first edition of the $100,000 Paul Revere Pace. The stakes race is for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings and is the first event to be held in 2022 for that division
Last Time: Funatthebeach N, sent off at 15-1, sat off a serious battle for the lead, got into contention by following favoured Leonidas A, and out-kicked that rival when the chips were down to take a wild $549,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final on Monday night (April 25) at Yonkers Raceway in 1:50.1.
Drama Act was the leading point-earner in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series preliminary rounds, and she backed that up by winning the $381,000 final on April 25 at Yonkers in a close finish with Racine Bell. The time of the mile was 1:51.2.
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Grand Circuit Standings: In 2022, the Grand Circuit leaders in three categories (driver, trainer and owner) will once again be tracked on a points system (20-10-5 for the top three finishers in divisions/finals and 10-5-2 for the top three finishers in eliminations/legs). Winbak Farms is the sponsor for the 2022 Grand Circuit awards.
Here are the leaders (through the races on April 25, 2022):
Drivers: 1. Jordan Stratton – 126; 2. Jason Bartlett – 106; 3. George Brennan – 90; 4. Dexter Dunn – 83; 5 Yannick Gingras – 65.
Trainers: 1. Ron Burke – 131; 2. Jeff Gillis – 54; 3. Erv Miller – 53; 4t. Cory Stratton – 50; 4t. Sheena Cohen – 50.
Owners: 1. The OK Corral – 57; 2. Jesmeral Stable – 50; 3. Mark Ford – 40; 4. Team Tritton Inc. – 30; 5t. Karen Hauver – 27; 5t. Ricky Bucci – 27.
Looking Ahead: Grand Circuit action next week will be held at Freehold Raceway, Yonkers Raceway and The Meadowlands. Freehold will host the Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters and the Lady Suffolk for three-year-old female trotters; Yonkers will hold Reynolds Memorial divisions for three-year-old male and female pacers; and The Meadowlands will host the first round in the Graduate Series for four-year-old open pacers and trotters and the Miss Versatility Series for older trotting mares.
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