Weekend winners Test Of Faith, Joviality S and Beach Glass moved up in the Week 12 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, Aug. 23 while idle Bulldog Hanover remained firmly entrenched in the No. 1 position.
Test Of Faith won the Cleopatra Invitational and went from fourth to second. Joviality S captured the Delmonica Hanover and moved from fifth to third while Beach Glass won the Max C. Hempt Memorial and rose from sixth to fourth.
Bella Bellini, who was third in the Sebastian K Invitational dropped from second to fifth and idle Alrajah One IT fell from third to sixth. The remaining four positions were unchanged.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine U.S. 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 12 – Aug. 23, 2022
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings (USD) | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Bulldog Hanover (33) | 4hp | 9-8-0-0 | $661,931 | 348 | 1 |
| 2 | Test Of Faith (1) | 4mp | 11-6-4-0 | $436,242 | 249 | 4 |
| 3 | Joviality S | 3ft | 9-7-1-1 | $721,477 | 245 | 5 |
| 4 | Beach Glass | 3cp | 9-6-3-0 | $894,025 | 228 | 6 |
| 5 | Bella Bellini | 4mt | 12-6-2-4 | $522,477 | 220 | 2 |
| 6 | Alrajah One IT (1) | 6ht | 3-3-0-0 | $332,345 | 206 | 3 |
| 7 | Bythemissal | 3gp | 9-7-2-0 | $507,250 | 119 | 7 |
| 8 | Fashion Schooner | 3ft | 8-5-2-1 | $466,062 | 99 | 8 |
| 9 | Pebble Beach | 3cp | 8-5-2-1 | $556,400 | 57 | 9 |
| 10 | Cool Papa Bell | 3gt | 9-4-1-2 | $651,225 | 29 | 10 |
ALSO: Kilmister 21; Rebuff 17; Jimmy Freight, Temporal Hanover 13; Max Contract, Stockade Seelster, Tattoo Artist 12; So Much More 9; Rockyroad Hanover 4; Ecurie D DK 3; Allywag Hanover, Atlanta, Voukefalas 2; Charlie May, Therealprincess, Venerable 1.
(USTA)
goodbye, Pebble Beach
After being upset today, for the second straight week, by I Did It Myway in $80,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes races which he skipped The $500,000 Max Hempt to compete in, I don't think we'll see Pebble Beach in The Top 10 in next week's poll.