The fourth installment of the 2018 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll has been released, and a streaker has made a move for the top spot.

After having been voted up to fifth spot in Week 3 of the poll, Lather Up has now been vaulted up to second courtesy of his 1:48.1 victory in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup this past Saturday (June 16) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Clyde Francis-trained and Montrell Teague-driven colt is now a perfect six-for-six this campaign, and has banked $593,000 in seasonal purses for breeders Gary and Barbara Iles.

Hannelore Hanover, the 2017 Horse of the Year on both sides of the border, has garnered 30 first-place votes and leads this week’s poll with 338 points.

The Ron Burke-trained and Yannick Gingras-driven Hannelore Hanover is four-for-four thus far in 2018. On Saturday (June 16) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Gingras positioned Hannelore Hanover on the front early and advanced easily to win the $250,000 Armbro Flight Stakes for a record third time.

The results from Week 4 of the poll appear below.

(Rank – Horse [first-place votes] – Total Points – Previous)
1 – Hannelore Hanover (30) – 338 – 1
2 – Lather Up (4) – 297 – 5
3 – Shartin N – 269 – 3
4 – Filibuster Hanover (1) – 224 – 2
5 – Atlanta – 191 – 4
6 – Manchego – 143 – 6
7 – Wolfgang – 96 – N/A
8 – Bit Of A Legend N – 89 – 7
9 – Will Take Charge – 52 – 8
10 – Keystone Velocity – 49 – 9

Also: Homicide Hunter (27); Shower Play (24); Rockin Ron (20); Six Pack (19); Jimmy Freight (13); Ariana G (11); Sintra (9); Done Well (8); Courtly Choice, Mach It So (6); McWicked (5); Emoticon Hanover, Stay Hungry (4); Alarm Detector, Elmo Blatch, In Secret, Kissin In The Sand, Trump Nation (3); Wes Delight (2); Dorsoduro Hanover, Fox Valley Gemini, Lost In Time, NF Happenstance (1).

The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll is voted on by harness racing media representatives that cover North American Standardbred racing.

The rankings are based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine Horse of the Year. The U.S. Harness Writers Association votes in December on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year. The Dan Patch Awards are separate from the O'Brien Awards, which recognize Canada's top Standardbreds of a given racing season.