October 2009 Top Harness Racing Drivers and Trainers

Here is a completely unofficial ranking of the top North American standardbred drivers and trainers, based on who has been hitting the board regularly in recent weeks and months, with preference for wins in bigger races.

HOT Drivers and Trainers in BOLD

Top 25 Drivers

Tim Tetrick
Brian Sears
David M Palone
Jody Jamieson
Mark Macdonald
James Morrill Jr
Randy Waples
David Miller
Sylvain Filion
Jason Bartlett
George Brennan
Andy Miller
Mario Baillargeon
Ron Pierce
Yannick Gingras
Brad Forward
Anthony Morgan
Aaron Merriman
Richard Zeron
Paul Macdonell
Peter Wrenn
Joshua Marks
John Campbell
Corey Callahan
Cat Manzi
Anthony Morgan



Top 25 Trainers

Ronald Burke
Tracy Brainard
Casie Coleman
Jimmy Takter
Julie Miller
Ervin Miller
Joshua Green
George Teague Jr
Benoit Baillargeon
Mark Kesmodel
Robert Mcintosh
Rene Allard
Richard Moreau
John Kopas
Mark Harder
Linda Toscano
Christopher Oakes
Keith Clark
Noel Daley
Kenneth Rucker
Joe Anderson
Kevin McMaster
Sebastien Giroux
Greg McNair
Darren McCall

Top Harness Racing Drivers and Trainers at WEG Racetracks

Without revealing my super-secret statistahunch formula, here are trainers and drivers to include in your boxes in coming days:

(Calculated as of July 13, 2009, published July 16th)

Top Trainers at Mohawk

AAA Group (HOT):


Coleman
Brainard
Charlton
McIntosh
Henriksen
O'Sullivan
Baillergeon
Gillis
Fletcher
Fine
Young

More to watch for:

Christoforou
Hughes
Allard
Austin


Hot Lately:


McCall
Montini


Top Drivers at Mohawk


AAA Group:

Jamieson
Waples
Condren
Macdonald
Marks
Henriksen
Baillergeon
Allard
Ritchie
Christoforou
Filion


Hot Lately:


Zeron


When I update this list in the future I will try to include an initial, and maybe even an entire first name!