Lucky Jim leads the Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll for the eleventh week in a row, but Well Said is gaining ground on that trotting terror

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Lucky Jim came within a fifth-of-a-second from equaling the World Record for four-year-old trotting geldings when he stormed to a 1:51.4 victory in his $50,000 elimination of the Maple Leaf Trot this past Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The victory was his fifteenth of the season in as many tries for the Julie Miller trainee, who earned 23 of this week’s first-place votes.

Well Said’s breathtaking score in 1:47.3 in this past Saturday’s $1-million final of the Meadowlands Pace has some of the voters jumping on his bandwagon, as noted in the fact that he earned twelve of this week’s first-place votes.

The Steve Elliott-trained son of Western Hanover-Must See upped his 2009 bankroll to $1,313,500 while his overall cash stash soared to $1,914,627.

Rank – Name – Points - 1st place votes

1. Lucky Jim - 335 (23)
2. Well Said 323 (12)
3. Muscle Hill - 229
4. Southwind Tempo - 187
5. Mister Big - 138
6. Shark Gesture - 133
7. Not Enough - 112
8. Buck I St Pat – 92
9. Foiled Again – 84
10. Winbak Speed – 54

Also earning points were: Bettor Sweet, Federal Flex (43), Art Official (30), Yellow Diamond (19), Darlins Delight (16), Tug River Princess (12), Explosive Matter (11), Art Colony (10), Mr Wiggles (9), Vintage Master (7), American Lane, Hypnotic Blue Chip (5), Classic Lane, If I Can Dream, Keep It Real (4), Arch Madness, Judge Joe (3), Break The Bank K, Desperate Housewife, Dial Or Nodial, Precious Stone (2), Southern Rocketop, Spam Spade, Won The West, Yursa Hanover.