No newcomers joined the Top 10 in the Week 14 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Sept. 17, but there was shuffling of positions behind No. 1 Twin B Joe Fresh and No. 2 Jiggy Jog S.
Holding the top spot for the 10th consecutive week, Twin B Joe Fresh won the Milton Stakes for older pacing mares last week while trotting mare Jiggy Jog S was idle.
Nijinsky, who was idle, swapped positions No. 3 and No. 4 in the poll following Karl’s second-place finish by a neck to Dame Good Time in the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series final for three-year-old male trotters. Legendary Hanover, who also was idle, remained fifth.
Highland Kismet, who won his Canadian Trotting Classic elimination last week, moved from seventh to sixth. He was followed by Chantilly, who won her Shes A Great Lady elimination and jumped from ninth to seventh.
Its A Love Thing, who was fourth in the Kentucky Sire Stakes championship for three-year-old female pacers, dropped from sixth to eighth.
The shuffling pushed idle Warrawee Michelle down a notch to ninth. Captain Albano, also idle, remained unchanged at No. 10.
Nijinsky, Legendary Hanover and Captain Albano compete Thursday in the Little Brown Jug.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will be released every Tuesday through the remainder of the Grand Circuit season, 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 14 – Sept. 17, 2024
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings (USD) | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Twin B Joe Fresh (24) | 4mp | 9-8-1-0 | $495,812 | 331 | 1 |
| 2 | Jiggy Jog S (8) | 5mt | 5-5-0-0 | $809,188 | 299 | 2 |
| 3 | Nijinsky (2) | 3cp | 10-9-1-0 | $802,170 | 270 | 4 |
| 4 | Karl (1) | 3ct | 11-9-1-1 | $977,839 | 248 | 3 |
| 5 | Legendary Hanover | 3cp | 11-6-4-0 | $709,797 | 203 | 5 |
| 6 | Highland Kismet | 3gt | 11-7-2-0 | $437,880 | 140 | 7 |
| 7 | Chantilly | 2fp | 6-6-0-0 | $202,175 | 99 | 9 |
| 8 | Its A Love Thing | 3fp | 10-7-2-0 | $494,174 | 89 | 6 |
| 9 | Warrawee Michelle | 3ft | 7-3-0-2 | $435,750 | 54 | 8 |
| 10 | Captain Albano | 3cp | 11-6-1-2 | $509,543 | 34 | 10 |
ALSO: Sir Pinocchio 23; Periculum 21; Maryland 20; Rose, Sabonis 19; Its My Show 9; Louprint 8; Abuckabett Hanover, Winners Bet 6; Monalishi 5; R Melina 4; Desperate Man, Direction, Emoticon Legacy 3; Howlenthehills, Rocket Deo 2; Captain Optimistic, Elista Hanover, Greenspan, Little Rocket Man, My Girl EJ 1.
(With files from USTA)