The $500 Leamington Raceway Youth Handicap ping Challenge is all tied up after day one as Nathan Bain and Nicholas Barnsdale both tallied an impressive 73 points each out of a possible 105 (which would be a perfect score for sweeping the harness racing card). Scores are based on a 10-5-3 pointssystem for 1st, 2nd and 3rd with five extra points awarded for a winning Best Bet.
On an afternoon where favorites ruled, Bain and Barnsdale shared common winners in races 1,2,3,6,9 and 10 and both scored with their Best Bets. Bain chose Bet on Brett as his day’s best and driver Marc St. Louis sent him down the road for a dominant 9-length score in Race 6, a non-winners of $1,500 last three pace. The 6-year-old son of Sportswriter returned $2.80 to his backers. Barnsdale’s Best Bet Sir Galahad wired the field in the Preferred 4 Pace in Race 9 and paid back $5.20 for every $2 Win ticket.
The Handicapping Challenge, co-sponsored by the Canadian Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and Hoofbid, will be contested every Sunday to the final day of the Leamington Raceway meet on October 25th, with $300 awarded to the winner and $200 to the runner-up.
From the Canadian Chapter of USHWA