There was limited stakes action last week and no activity among the horses in last week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, and thus there was no change in this week’s top 10.
The top five was led, as it has been all 24 weeks of the rankings, by Shartin N. She was followed by Greenshoe, Bettors Wish, Warrawee Ubeaut, and Manchego. The second five remained Real Cool Sam, Gimpanzee, Tall Dark Stranger, Lather Up, and McWicked.
Shartin N and Tim Tetrick, pictured victorious at Harrah's Philadelphia.
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 24 – 11/5/2019
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/G/S | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Shartin N (17) | 6pm | 17-14-2-0 | $920,177 | 306 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenshoe (11) | 3tc | 13-10-3-0 | $1,277,049 | 282 | 2 |
| 3 | Bettors Wish (1) | 3pc | 17-12-5-0 | $1,436,445 | 255 | 3 |
| 4 | Warrawee Ubeaut (5) | 3pf | 17-12-2-3 | $923,898 | 251 | 4 |
| 5 | Manchego (1) | 4tm | 15-7-0-0 | $485,038 | 189 | 5 |
| 6 | Real Cool Sam | 2tg | 10-9-0-0 | $497,774 | 88 | 6 |
| 7 | Gimpanzee | 3tc | 12-7-1-2 | $997,163 | 86 | 7 |
| 8 | Tall Dark Stranger | 2pc | 9-8-1-0 | $717,514 | 75 | 8 |
| 9 | Lather Up | 4ph | 12-8-1-1 | $768,011 | 70 | 9 |
| 10 | McWicked | 8ph | 16-6-3-3 | $1,017,466 | 63 | 10 |
ALSO: Caviart Ally 49; Atlanta 48; Dancin Lou 29; Southwind Ozzi 24; Bold Eagle 16; Papi Rob Hanover 15; Ramona Hill 13; Amigo Volo 10; Winndevie 9; Forbidden Trade 8; Lyons Sentinel, Six Pack 6; Elver Hanover, Millies Possesion 5; American History, Reflect With Me 4; Emoticon Hanover 3; The Ice Dutchess 2; Captain Crunch, Dont Letem, Guardian Angel AS, When Dovescry 1.
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Love to see her win HOTY.
Love to see her win HOTY.
HOTY for 2019 will most
HOTY for 2019 will most likely be determined on Nov. 23 at The Meadowlands, as Shartin and Greenshoe will both be making their final starts of the year that night in the TVG Mare Pace and TVG Open Trot. Also expected to race on that blockbuster card are top-10 horses Manchego and McWicked, along with Real Cool Sam in The Valley Victory and Tall Dark Stranger in The Governor's Cup. They could call that night's race card "Breeder's Crown 2019 - The Sequel"!!