Slow and abiding has gotten Mark McKelvie, Snapbacks Wholesale the 2012 HANA Harness handicapping best aback on top in HANA Harness’ 2013 Grand Circuit Handicapping Challenge sponsored by the Hambletonian Society, Chicago Harness, IHHA, Meadowlands, Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs, with a net accumulation of $7.50 for the four Grand Circuit stakes this accomplished week.
The handicappers accept been balked by abbreviate fields and prices in a brace of these challenge and a cher breach by Lady Broadway in the Hudson Filly Trot.
To accord the handicappers added leeway, the rules of the challenge accept been adapted slightly. Instead of a absolute of $30 for a chase which has been disconnected in divisions, anniversaryCrooks and Castles Tank handicapper will now accept $30 per analysis to activity with, alternating with a claim of wagering at atomic $30 in one analysis and at atomic $10 in anniversary consecutive division. Also, the handicappers will now be able to play multi-race wagers as connected as anniversary leg is a Grand Circuit event.
Additional challenge accept been added to the ‘special event’ chic area the handicappers will accept the advantage of wagering an added $20 per chase as able-bodied as authoritative up to two added wagers. The account of challenge which abatement into this chic are the Meadowlands Pace, William R. Haughton Memorial, Stanley Dancer Trot, Hambletonian, Hambletonian Oaks, John Cashman, Jr. Memorial (formerly the Nat Ray), Action of the Brandywine, http://supplycap.iconosites.com/ Canadian Pacing Derby, Little Brown Jug, Yonkers Trot, Kentucky Futurity, Governor's Cup and the Meadowlands FFA Trot/Pace Finals.