The Week 4 results from the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll have been released and a new performer now sits atop the list.
Three-year-old Dragon Again colt Fear The Dragon, who is fresh off of his impressive win in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, has claimed the top spot on the poll. The colt is now in to contest Pocono’s ‘Sun Stakes Saturday’ eliminations this coming weekend at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
The results from Week 4 of the poll appear below.
(Rank – Horse [first-place votes] – Total Points – Previous)
1 – Fear The Dragon (22) – 329 – 5
2 – Lady Shadow (12) – 291 – 2
3 – Hannelore Hanover (1) – 247 – 7
4 – Huntsville – 224 – 3
5 – Ariana G – 196 – 4
6 – Downbytheseaside – 190 – 1
7 – Crazy Wow – 135 – 6
8 – Resolve – 74 – 8
9 – International Moni – 50 – N/A
10 – Dr J Hanover – 22 – 9
Also: Devious Man (21); Bit Of A Legend N, Mossdale Conner N (19); Barn Bella, Keystone Velocity (16); Somewhere In LA (15); Bettors Up (13); McWicked (11); Mel Mara (7); Marion Marauder, Western Fame (5); Clear Vision (4); Missile J, Jagersro (3); Last Gunfighter, Nirvana Seelster (2); All Bets Off, Charmed Life, Magic Presto, Safe From Terror, Tequila Monday, Western Joe (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.