Movement At Top Of S-Bred Poll
There has been some movement in Week 19 of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred poll, and Bettors Wish has gained more traction.
Bettors Wish, off of a win in the Bluegrass Stakes, moved into the top three in this week’s poll rankings, where Shartin N remained the unanimous No. 1 and Greenshoe, also a Bluegrass winner, stayed at No. 2.
Lather Up, who was idle, swapped places with Bettors Wish and was fourth, followed by idle Southwind Ozzi.
The next three spots were unchanged with idle Atlanta sixth, idle Real Cool Sam seventh and Bluegrass division runner-up Gimpanzee eighth. Tall Dark Stranger, idle, improved a notch to ninth and Warrawee Ubeaut moved into the top 10 despite also being idle as Bluegrass division runner-up Captain Crunch dropped out.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which runs weekly through November, does not determine Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year.
Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 19 – 10/1/2019
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/G/S | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Shartin N (35) | 6pm | 15-14-0-0 | $826,427 | 350 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenshoe | 3tc | 11-9-2-0 | $939,550 | 286 | 2 |
| 3 | Bettors Wish | 3pc | 14-10-4-0 | $1,153,944 | 238 | 4 |
| 4 | Lather Up | 4ph | 12-8-1-1 | $768,011 | 211 | 3 |
| 5 | Southwind Ozzi | 3pc | 11-9-1-0 | $736,935 | 165 | 5 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 4tm | 11-7-3-0 | $658,400 | 161 | 6 |
| 7 | Real Cool Sam | 2tg | 8-8-0-0 | $420,038 | 103 | 7 |
| 8 | Gimpanzee | 3tc | 9-6-1-1 | $691,163 | 62 | 8 |
| 9 | Tall Dark Stranger | 2pc | 6-6-0-0 | $376,890 | 57 | 10 |
| 10 | Warrawee Ubeaut | 3pf | 14-9-2-3 | $528,398 | 43 | — |
ALSO: Captain Crunch 39; Forbidden Trade 36; When Dovescry 32; Elver Hanover 23; Lyons Sentinel 17; Manchego 13; Hypnotic AM 12; Guardian Angel AS 10; Alicorn, Green Manalishi S, Tall Drink Hanover 9; Century Farroh 8; McWicked, Millies Possesion, Treacherous Reign 6; Capt Midnight, Caviart Ally, Rich And Miserable 3; Crystal Fashion 2; American History, Papi Rob Hanover, Yall Beneath Me 1.
(USTA)