Duel in Delaware
September 19, 2017,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Three of the top seven horses in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll will be in action the next two days at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio, led by a meeting between No. 1 Fear The Dragon and No. 3 Downbytheseaside in Thursday’s Little Brown Jug.
Also in action will be No. 7 Blazin Britches in Wednesday’s Jugette. All three horses are trained by Brian Brown, who is stabled at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Fear The Dragon and Downbytheseaside were idle last week. Blazin Britches, who was ranked 10th in last week’s poll, won the Nadia Lobell Stakes.
Other winners in the Top 10 were No. 2 Ariana G in the Elegantimage Stakes, No. 4 Hannelore Hanover in the Maple Leaf Trot, and No. 5 Manchego in the Peaceful Way Stakes.
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.
Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
HambletonianSociety/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 17 – 9/19/2017
|
Rank
|
Name (First Place Votes)
|
Age/Gait/Sex
|
Record
|
Earnings
|
Points
|
Pvs
|
|
1
|
Fear The Dragon (22)
|
3pc
|
12-10-2-0
|
$1,034,810
|
327
|
1
|
|
2
|
Ariana G (8)
|
3tf
|
11-9-1-1
|
$783,040
|
316
|
2
|
|
3
|
Downbytheseaside (4)
|
3pc
|
13-9-1-2
|
$1,018,716
|
270
|
3
|
|
4
|
Hannelore Hanover
|
5tm
|
10-6-3-0
|
$531,754
|
233
|
4
|
|
5
|
Manchego (1)
|
2tf
|
8-8-0-0
|
$501,948
|
136
|
7
|
|
6
|
Resolve
|
6th
|
10-4-2-1
|
$485,149
|
134
|
5
|
|
7
|
Blazin Britches
|
3pf
|
10-9-1-0
|
$203,392
|
116
|
10
|
|
8
|
|
3pc
|
12-7-3-1
|
$916,078
|
106
|
6
|
|
9
|
Agent Q
|
3pf
|
12-7-2-1
|
$481,066
|
61
|
8
|
|
10
|
Marion Marauder
|
4th
|
7-3-1-1
|
$456,097
|
44
|
9
|
Also:What The Hill (34); Walner (27); Alarm Detector, Devious Man (15); Sintra (14);Bit Of A Legend N (12); Pure Country (11); Blue Moon Stride (8); CelebrityRuth, Keystone Velocity, Rainbow Room (7); Crazy Wow, Lady Shadow (5); BoogieShuffle (3); Emoticon Hanover, Nike Franco N, Stay Hungry (2);Carmensdaleyapple, International Moni, Mach It So, McWicked, Pedro Hanover, TwoAM (1).