The 2019 Breeders Crown Finals provided some significant changes to the 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable leaderboard.
Kevin Turner's Wayward Boys Stable was ranked fifth heading into Breeders Crown weekend, but solid performances from Gimpanzee and Tall Dark Stranger gave his roster a solid boost to now sit atop the standings with two months left in the contest.
Turner's bankroll in the Wayward Boys stable is the only one exceeding the $9 million mark with $9,109,886 in earnings. His stable is followed by Ronnie Blanchard's Phillycam Stable ($8,962,481) and Shane Courbier's Courbier Racing ($8,676,094). Blanchard was the Fantasy Stable leader on October 1, while Courbier boasted the top stable heading into Breeders Crown weekend.
With all 12 of the 2019 Breeders Crown Championship finals taking place on Oct. 25 and 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the Hambletonian Society and TROT Magazine have teamed up this year to present the sixth annual edition of the TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest.
The popular TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest, which attracted more than 1,350 contestants in 2019, already had a tie-in to the Breeders Crown with all 12 Crown winners gaining a bonus $200,000 toward their fantasy stable bankroll.
The winner of the 2019 TROT Fantasy Stable will be awarded a spot in the 2020 World Harness Handicapping Championship plus a $500 travel voucher.
The TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest is based on total earnings of selected horses and five percent of the earnings of selected trainers and drivers between May 18 and December 31, 2019. For the purposes of the fantasy bankroll, the winners (horses only) of the 2019 Breeders Crown Finals will each receive a $200,000 contest bankroll bonus.
Click the 'Fantasy' tab near the top right hand side of the Standardbred Canada homepage to follow along with the contest all year long. Contest totals are updated daily at 11 a.m.
The top 10 stables as of Nov. 1, 2019, are featured below. To see the full list of results, click the following link: 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable Standings.
| Rank | Stable | Name | City, Province/State | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAYWARD BOYS | Kevin Turner | Erin, ON | $9,109,886 |
| 2 | PHILLYCAM | Ronnie Blanchard | Charlottetown, PE | $8,962,481 |
| 3 | COURBIER RACING | Shane Courbier | Grand Rapids, MI | $8,676,094 |
| 4 | CHARLIES CHAMPS | Kris Dicenzo | Hamilton, ON | $8,525,237 |
| 5 | RIDEOUT STABLE | Doug Rideout | Winchester, IN | $8,492,929 |
| 6 | HISTORIC | Robert Grand | Campbellville, ON | $8,432,375 |
| 7 | IRON WILL | William Haney | Waterloo, ON | $8,392,649 |
| 8 | BETTER THAN MOST | Chris Haskell | Windsor, ON | $8,389,207 |
| 9 | COMPLICE 1955 1993 | Roger Paradis | Gatineau, QC | $8,369,184 |
| 10 | MONEYMAN | Brian Hoffos | Edmonton, AB | $8,335,743 |