Twin B Joe Fresh remained No. 1 for the eighth consecutive week in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while undefeated two-year-old female pacer Chantilly joined the Top 10 and Highland Kismet improved his position by one spot as the only changes to the upper echelon.
The Week 12 edition of the rankings, which were released on Tuesday, Sept. 3, found Highland Kismet, coming off a victory in the Simcoe Stakes, move from ninth to eighth in the poll in a swap of positions with Captain Albano, who won a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division last week.
Chantilly, who improved to five-for-five last week with a win in a leg of the Ontario Sire Stakes, joined the Top 10 at No. 10. Abuckabett Hanover, who was second in the Canadian Pacing Derby, dropped out of the Top 10.
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 12 – Sept. 3, 2024
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings (USD) | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Twin B Joe Fresh (24) | 4mp | 8-7-1-0 | $419,962 | 337 | 1 |
| 2 | Karl (10) | 3ct | 9-8-0-1 | $837,839 | 312 | 2 |
| 3 | Legendary Hanover | 3cp | 10-6-3-0 | $678,902 | 239 | 3 |
| 4 | Jiggy Jog S | 5mt | 4-4-0-0 | $309,188 | 236 | 4 |
| 5 | Nijinsky (1) | 3cp | 9-8-1-0 | $740,380 | 210 | 5 |
| 6 | Its A Love Thing | 3fp | 9-7-2-0 | $462,174 | 181 | 6 |
| 7 | Warrawee Michelle | 3ft | 6-3-0-1 | $407,250 | 112 | 7 |
| 8 | Highland Kismet | 3gt | 10-6-2-0 | $423,080 | 89 | 9 |
| 9 | Captain Albano | 3cp | 10-6-1-2 | $509,543 | 64 | 8 |
| 10 | Chantilly | 2fp | 5-5-0-0 | $189,225 | 38 | -- |
ALSO: Abuckabett Hanover 24; Periculum 23; Papi Grad 17; Sig Sauer 14; M-M’s Dream 7; Maryland 5; Its My Show 4; Sabonis 3; Rocket Deo, Swingtown 2; Greenspan, Howlenthehills, Its Academic, Logan Park, Rose, Shark Week 1.
(With files from USTA)