A trio of female trotters sits atop the 25th edition of the 2017 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll.
Ariana G, the dominant force in the three-year-old trotting filly ranks, hasn’t raced since she put forth another dominant effort in her $500,000 Breeders Crown final on October 27 at Hoosier Park. The Jimmy Takter-trained and Yannick Gingras-driven bay started from Post 8 and blew away her competition with a five and a quarter-length, 1:54.3 win. She sits atop the poll, as she garnered 326 points.
Hannelore Hanover, who hasn’t raced since defeating the boys in the Breeders Crown Open Trot at Hoosier, is second in the poll, just 20 points behind Ariana G.
Manchego, who also has not raced since her victory in the $600,000 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Trot, is third in the poll with 292 points.
The results from Week 25 of the poll appear below.
(Rank – Horse [first-place votes] – Total Points – Previous)
1 – Ariana G (16) – 326 – 1
2 – Hannelore Hanover (10) – 306 – 2
3 – Manchego (6) – 292 – 3
4 – Fear The Dragon (3) – 197 – 4
5 – Downbytheseaside – 167 – 5
6 – What The Hill – 116 – 6
7 – Emoticon Hanover – 110 – 7
8 – Youaremycandygirl – 103 – 9
9 – Blazin Britches – 94 – 8
10 – Stay Hungry – 30 – 10
Also: Huntsville (21); Twister Bi (20); Agent Q, Pure Country (13); Crazy Wow, Marion Marauder (12); Devious Man, Keystone Velocity, Lost In Time (11); Alarm Detector (8); Resolve (7); Beckhams Z Tam, Filibuster Hanover, Plunge Blue Chip, Rainbow Room (5); Easy Lover Hanover, Nike Franco N (4); Fiftydallarbill, Panocchio, Phaetosive (3); Caviart Ally, Charmed Life, International Moni (2); All Bets Off, Wolfgang (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.