Little changed in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll as only two horses in last week’s Top 10 were in action.
Test Of Faith won the Courageous Lady for three-year-old female pacers with a track record-equalling performance at MGM Northfield Park and remained No. 3 in the rankings.
Hot Mess Express won the Indiana Sire Stakes Super Final for three-year-old female pacers and improved her position by one, rising from ninth to eighth.
There were no newcomers to the Top 10.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine 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.
The final poll will be November 30 following the completion of the Grand Circuit season.
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 22 – 10/19/2021
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings (USD) | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Lyons Sentinel (24) | 4mp | 15-9-1-2 | $601,183 | 327 | 1 |
| 2 | Venerable (5) | 2ft | 8-8-0-0 | $861,945 | 281 | 2 |
| 3 | Test Of Faith (2) | 3fp | 14-12-2-0 | $705,239 | 269 | 3 |
| 4 | Allywag Hanover (3) | 4gp | 16-9-2-0 | $685,950 | 238 | 4 |
| 5 | Jujubee | 3ct | 16-13-2-0 | $617,541 | 151 | 5 |
| 6 | Niki Hill | 2fp | 6-6-0-0 | $322,064 | 121 | 6 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 6mt | 9-5-1-1 | $318,949 | 109 | 7 |
| 8 | Hot Mess Express | 3fp | 13-11-1-0 | $578,134 | 95 | 9 |
| 9 | Captain Corey (1) | 3ct | 7-5-1-0 | $758,695 | 93 | 8 |
| 10 | Manchego | 6mt | 9-6-0-1 | $421,596 | 55 | 10 |
ALSO: Bella Bellini 39; Charlie May 28; King Of The North 20; Perfect Sting 19; Sea Silk 18; Prohibition Legal 11; When Dovescry 10; Beach Glass 9; Pebble Beach 8; Desperate Man 6; Lou’s Pearlman, Ocean Rock, Scarlett Hanover, Warrawee Vital 3; Ecurie D DK 2; Back Of The Neck, Dover In Motion, Rocknificent, Wallet 1.
(USTA)
Has the year's leading
Has the year's leading money-winning horse ever failed to win even divisional HOTY honours? In this case, the division is 3yopc, and that's the dilemma that Perfect Sting faces if he finishes 2nd or 3rd in The Breeders Crown.