The Week 15 results from the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll have been released, and although he was scratched ‘sick’ out of his PASS final this past weekend, Fear The Dragon is still atop the chart.
Fear The Dragon has won 10 of his 12 starts this season and has never finished worse than second. His biggest wins have come in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, the $500,000 Hempt and the $400,000 Adios. Fear The Dragon has paced to more than $1.1 million in purses this season and lowered his mark to 1:48.4 in winning the NA Cup at Mohawk Racetrack.
The results from Week 15 of the poll appear below.
(Rank – Horse [first-place votes] – Total Points – Previous)
1 – Fear The Dragon (29) – 343 – 1
2 – Ariana G (3) – 303 – 2
3 – Downbytheseaside (2) – 254 – 4
4 – Resolve – 183 – 5
5 – Huntsville – 164 – 3
6 – Hannelore Hanover – 125 – 4
7 – Marion Marauder – 106 – 6
8 – Agent Q – 83 – 9
9 – Walner 60 – 8
10 – Manchego (1) – 59 – N/A
Also: Blazin Britches (56); Lady Shadow (51); International Moni (22); Sintra (20); Emoticon Hanover, Keystone Velocity (19); Pure Country (11); Percy Bluechip, Rainbow Room (10); Devious Man (9); Firedrake (6); Crazy Wow, Nike Franco N (3); Yes Mickey, You Know You Do (2); Perfect Spirit, Top Flight Angel (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.