Official Schedule: June 20, 2015 Show (North America Cup Edition)

This week, North American Harness Update goes all out, or at least as all out as a $0 budget will provide.

Join Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer), Garnet Barnsdale (@gocashking), Michael Carter (@mcarte1) and Doug McPherson (@LDMcPherson) as they cover a multitude of events happening in the harness world this weekend.

The racing segment covers the Late Pick 4 from the Meadowlands, where all four will have a ticket. The $50,000 plus pool encompasses the third preliminary of the Graduate Series for both four-year-old pacers and four-year-old trotters.

In the handicapping segment, the four will focus solely on Mohawk Racetrack's card for Saturday, June 20, which features the $1,000,000 North America Cup. Among the stakes are the $233,000 Goodtimes Trot, $75,000 North America Cup Consolation, $272,000 Armbro Flight Final, $350,000 Roses Are Red Final, $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup, and $479,000 Fan Hanover Final. The four will also have tickets for the $100,000 All Stakes Pick 4, which starts with race nine (Roses Are Red) and ends with the North America Cup.

Below is the field for the North America Cup (Graphic by North American Harness Update)

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Kyle Burton Wins 2015 Hastycapping Title

After a strenuous 16 week contest where eleven handicappers were forced to look at and fictionally wager on a select amount of races, Kyle Burton (@PotassiumBoron) claimed victory in the first edition of Hastycapping.

Taking the lead in the seventh week of the contest, a position only held by two other handicappers (Doug McPherson & Mike Bilinskas), Kyle managed to both grow and sustain the top spot, having a peak bankroll of $1,045.98 (after week 11). After week 11, despite a losing streak that extended through the end of the contest, Kyle held onto the lead over the closest challenger Jeff Courchesne (@JRCourchesne), who dipped into a negative bankroll in week 10 (in 4th place) and quickly gained ground to take second. Host of North American Harness Update Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer) was third.

Here are the final standings for the 2015 Hastycapping Contest:

Official Schedule: June 12, 2015 Show

This week, Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer) will solely present North American Harness Update.

Ray will cover the Late Pick 4 at the Meadowlands in the racing segment, which has a guaranteed pool of $50,000. Also live on the show will be the $175,000 Battle of Lake Erie from Northfield Park, a free-for-all pacing event going as race eleven on their card, as well as the final eliminations for the Armbro Flight and Goodtimes Trot at Mohawk Racetrack. In the handicapping segment, Ray will analyze the eliminations for the North America Cup, Fan Hanover, and Roses Are Red, all going at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday, June 13.

The Hastycapping contest concluded last week, and the results of the contest will be revealed at the start of the show, as well.

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Official Schedule: June 5, 2015 Show

This week, Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer), and Doug McPherson (@LDMcPherson) will be the lone presenters of North American Harness Update as everyone prepares for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.

While he has not prepared for the Belmont, Ray, instead, will cover the Late Pick 4 from the Meadowlands, which carries a guaranteed pool of $50,000. Ray will also preview the two divisions of the $157,534 Somebeachsomewhere Stakes for three-year-old colt pacers, set to go Saturday, June 6 at Mohawk Racetrack. Ray will also preview the $112,500 second prelim of the Graduate Series at the Meadowlands, being contested on Saturday as well, with two divisions for four-year-old trotters and two for the pacers. The $200,000 Charlie Hill Memorial, held at Scioto Downs, will be briefly discussed, as well as the $119,565 Currier & Ives Trot at The Meadows; both go on Saturday.

Hastycapping will enter it's final week this week. Here are the current standings:

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EDIT: As of 1:27pmEDT, Doug McPherson formally joined Ray Cotolo as host

Official Schedule: May 29, 2015 Show

This week, Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer) and Michael Carter (@mcarte1) will present this week's North American Harness Update.

They will cover the Late Pick 4 from the Meadowlands, which carries a $50,000 guaranteed pool. They will also cover the finals of the Art Rooney and Lismore Pace, both set to go on Yonkers Saturday, May 30. They will also preview the Molson Pace, which will likely go off after the show on Friday, May 29.

Hastycapping will continue into week fifteen. Here are the current standings:

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Official Schedule: May 22, 2015 Show

This week, Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer) heads the helm on North American Harness Update.

Ray will cover the the Late Pick 4 at the Meadowlands, which carries a guaranteed pool of $50,000. He will also cover the Jerry Taylor Invitational for aged pacers, the Betsy Ross Invitational for mare pacers, and the Maxie Lee Memorial for aged trotters, all of which go on Sunday, May 24 at Harrah's Philadelphia. He will also cover the Art Rooney Memorial Eliminations, which go on Saturday, May 23 at Yonkers Raceway. Also on tap is the opening prelim of the Graduate Series at Tioga Downs on Monday, May 25 for four-year-old pacers and trotters in their own divisions.

Hastycapping will continue into week fourteen. Here are the current standings:

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Official Schedule: May 15, 2015 Show

On the eve of the second leg of the Triple Crown, North American Harness Update will continue to not be relevant to it in any way, shape, or form!

This week, Ray Cotolo (@HarnessRaycer) and Garnet Barnsdale (@gocashking) will cover:

The Late Pick 4 from the Meadowlands (live), which has a guaranteed pool of $50,000

The opening leg of the Miss Versatility, set to go on Monday, May 18 at Mohawk Racetrack.

The final of the Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs on Sunday, May 17.

The $183,650 Arthur Cutler Memorial on Saturday, May 17 at the Meadowlands.

Hastycapping will continue into week thirteen. Here are the current standings:

(Note the minus $300.00 change for Garnet Barnsdale is a typo, he did not compete last week)

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