TVG Winners Jump In Hambo/Crown Poll

Published: November 24, 2020 03:12 pm EST

There were no newcomers in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown top 10 but TVG Series championship winners Kissin In The Sand, Bettors Wish, and Manchego all improved their positions.

Kissin In The Sand swapped places with idle Perfect Sting in spots four and five. Bettors Wish moved from ninth to sixth and Manchego went from 10th to eighth.

All three horses were retired following their TVG triumphs.

The top three in the poll remained unchanged, with Tall Dark Stranger at No. 1 followed by Party Girl Hill and Gimpanzee.

Next week will be the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll of 2020.

The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll 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 20 – 11/24/2020

Rank Name (First Votes) A/G/S Record Earnings Points Pvs
1 Tall Dark Stranger (23) 3pc 13-11-1-0 $1,428,681 322 1
2 Party Girl Hill (9) 3pf 16-15-0-0 $932,545 295 2
3 Gimpanzee (1) 4th 11-8-1-1 $997,092 249 3
4 Kissin In The Sand 5pm 12-8-1-0 $523,059 215 5
5 Perfect Sting (1) 2pc 10-10-0-0 $534,300 209 4
6 Bettors Wish 4ph 13-6-3-2 $685,432 126 9
7 Amigo Volo 3tg 15-9-1-2 $939,498 123 7
8 Manchego (1) 5tm 13-6-2-2 $606,171 115 10
9 Atlanta 5tm 12-5-4-1 $816,742 100 6
10 Ramona Hill 3tf 10-6-1-1 $968,282 94 8

ALSO: Anoka Hanover, 24; Test Of Faith, 12; Shartin N, 11; Cattlewash, 6; Sorella, 5; Leonidas A, Plunge Blue Chip, Venerate, 3; Action Uncle, Lindy The Great, 2; Charlie May, On A Streak, Peaky Sneaky, Pemberton, Ready For Moni, Yall Beneath Me, 1.

(with files from the USTA)

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Is there really any need for holding another poll next week? Every horse in the top 10 has already either completed its season or completed its racing career. Shartin and Cattlewash, the only horses that received any points which will be racing this week have so few points that they won't crack the top 10 regardless of how well they do.

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