Sebastian K is unanimous choice atop Poll
July 1, 2014,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Sebastian K followed his world record with perfection. The 8-year-old trotter, fresh off his 1:49 win Saturday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, received all 35 first-place votes in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
Three-year-old trotter Father Patrick moved from No. 5 to second in the rankings thanks to his world-record 1:50.2 victory in Saturday’s Earl Beal Jr. Memorial at Pocono Downs while 5-year-old pacer Sweet Lou improved one spot to No. 3 following his world-record 1:47 triumph in the Ben Franklin Pace.
McWicked, a 3-year-old pacer who won the Max C. Hempt Memorial in a world-record 1:47.3, was the only newcomer to the Top 10. He joined the rankings at No. 8 while older trotter Market Share dropped out.
Hambletonian/BreedersCrown Standardbred Poll: Week 7 –7/1/2014
|
Rank
|
Name (First Place Votes)
|
A/G/S
|
Record
|
Earnings
|
Points
|
Pvs
|
|
1
|
Sebastian K (35)
|
8th
|
4-4-0-0
|
$182,500
|
350
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
3tc
|
5-5-0-0
|
$352,431
|
262
|
5
|
|
3
|
|
5ph
|
8-5-1-1
|
$411,000
|
252
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
3tc
|
6-5-1-0
|
$229,712
|
244
|
2
|
|
5
|
Perfect Alliance
|
4tm
|
12-11-1-0
|
$177,637
|
195
|
3
|
|
6
|
|
3pc
|
5-4-0-1
|
$541,667
|
156
|
6
|
|
7
|
Anndrovette
|
7pm
|
9-4-1-1
|
$362,437
|
90
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
3pc
|
7-4-2-0
|
$393,830
|
83
|
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|
|
9
|
Somwherovrarainbow
|
4pm
|
10-6-3-1
|
$355,523
|
63
|
8
|
|
10
|
Modern Family
|
5th
|
13-6-6-1
|
$266,150
|
55
|
9
|
Also:Dancin Yankee (52), Classic Martine (24), Nuncio (21), Market Share (17), FancyDesire, Foiled Again (12), Shake It Cerry (10), Uffizi Hanover (7), Tellitlikeitis(6), Maven (5), Captaintreacherous, Designed To Be, State Treasurer (2),Domethatagain, I Like My Boss, P H Supercam (1).