Final Harness Racing Poll Of 2017

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Published: December 5, 2017 02:54 pm EST

Would a win in the final major stakes event of the season be enough to lift pacing colt Downbytheseaside to the top of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll?

On Tuesday (December 5), Harness Racing Commuinications released the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll of 2017. Downbytheseaside’s victory in the Hap Hansen Progress Pace did not lead to any shuffling of positions in the rankings, although the sophomore added 36 points to his total and inched nearer to the top three and remains the highest ranked pacer.

Hannelore Hanover finished the season No. 1, followed by Ariana G and Manchego. Downbytheseaside and Fear The Dragon completed the top five.

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.

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 28 – 12/5/2017


Rank

Name (First Place Votes)

A/G/S

Record

Earnings (U.S.)

Points

1

Hannelore Hanover (14)

5tm

17-10-5-0

$1,049,129

320

2

Ariana G (13)

3tf

15-12-2-1

$1,123,690

312

3

Manchego (4)

2tf

12-12-0-0

$873,948

276

4

Downbytheseaside (3)

3pc

22-14-2-3

$1,602,452

252

5

Fear The Dragon (1)

3pc

18-12-4-0

$1,350,156

182

6

What The Hill

3tc

18-9-1-2

$948,178

155

7

Youaremycandygirl

2pf

11-9-0-0

$895,615

148

8

Emoticon Hanover

4tm

13-5-4-3

$429,416

64

9

Blazin Britches

3pf

15-11-2-0

$540,424

62

10

Lost In Time

2pc

9-5-2-0

$608,112

36

Also receiving votes: Agent Q (27); Pure Country (20); Fourth Dimension (15); Stay Hungry (12); Keystone Velocity (9); Twister Bi (7); Devious Man (5); Huntsville, Nike Franco N, Plunge Blue Chip (4); All Bets Off, Crazy Wow, Marion Marauder (2); Alarm Detector, Beckhams Z Tam, Easy Lover Hanover, Filibuster Hanover, Mach It So (1).


This story courtesy of Harness Racing Communications, a division of the U.S. Trotting Association. For more information, visit www.ustrotting.com.

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