Hightstown, NJ – Coming off her world-record performance in the Clara Barton Distaff Pace at Plainridge Park, Sylvia Hanover vaulted back into the Top 10 in the Week 6 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday.
Sylvia Hanover, who became the fastest female pacer in history on a five-eighths-mile track by winning the Clara Barton in 1:47.2, received three first-place votes and landed at No. 6 in this week’s rankings. She was one of two horses joining the Top 10, along with Elista Hanover, who was No. 10.
The top five in the poll remained unchanged in order, with Louprint followed by Twin B Joe Fresh, Emoticon Legacy, Miki And Minnie, and Super Chapter. The top three were separated by only 21 points.
Louprint received 21 first-place votes, with Twin B Joe Fresh getting five and Emoticon Legacy getting four. Yo Tillie, who was ranked seventh, received the remaining two of the 35 first-place votes.
Twin B Joe Fresh finished third in the Clara Barton. Yo Tillie won a division of the Tompkins-Geers Stakes at The Meadowlands. The remainder of the Top 10 was idle.
Periculum, who finished second in the Spirit of Massachusetts, and idle Madden Oaks dropped out of the Top 10.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will continue weekly on Wednesdays through the Grand Circuit season, does not determine year-end awards. 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 6 – 7/23/2025
| Rank | Name (First-Place Votes) | Age/Sex/Gait | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Louprint (21) | 3cp | 5-5-0-0 | $449,132 | 282 | 1 |
| 2 | Twin B Joe Fresh (5) | 5mp | 5-3-1-1 | $264,712 | 269 | 2 |
| 3 | Emoticon Legacy (4) | 3ct | 3-3-0-0 | $254,940 | 261 | 3 |
| 4 | Miki And Minnie | 3fp | 5-4-1-0 | $267,252 | 200 | 4 |
| 5 | Super Chapter | 3ct | 4-4-0-0 | $281,730 | 170 | 5 |
| 6 | Sylvia Hanover (3) | 5mp | 6-3-2-1 | $206,574 | 132 | — |
| 7 | Yo Tillie (2) | 3ft | 4-4-0-0 | $122,083 | 126 | 8 |
| 8 | Go Dog Go | 3ct | 3-3-0-0 | $102,233 | 80 | 7 |
| 9 | Madden Oaks | 3cp | 8-3-3-2 | $509,067 | 78 | 9 |
| 10 | Elista Hanover | 4mt | 6-1-3-0 | $301,919 | 66 | — |
ALSO: Ken Hanover 59; Twisted Destiny 44; Chantilly, Periculum 38; Brue Hanover 36; Beau Jangles 9; Smooth Dream 8; Call Me Goo 7; Women Layer 6; Conversano 5; Prince Hal Hanover 3; Caviart Daisy, Desperate Man, Nijinsky 2; Miki Shan N, On To Norway 1.