American Jewel continues to lead Poll
July 3, 2012,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — For the second straight week, American Jewel is the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
The top four spots remained unchanged from last week, but Chapter Seven has cracked the top five and currently sits in fifth place.
Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 7 – 7/03/2012
Rank | Name (1st Votes) | A/G/S | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
1 | American Jewel (21) | 3pf | 5-4-1-0 | $475,077 | 323 | 1 |
2 | Googoo Gaagaa (6) | 3tc | 6-5-0-0 | $307,433 | 289 | 2 |
3 | Check Me Out (1) | 3tf | 4-3-1-0 | $332,633 | 224 | 3 |
4 | Sweet Lou (1) | 3pc | 4-3-0-0 | $241,728 | 209 | 4 |
5 | Chapter Seven (1) | 4th | 2-2-0-0 | $120,850 | 203 | 7 |
6 | Thinking Out Loud (2) | 3pc | 6-4-1-1 | $797,690 | 169 | 6 |
7 | 4ph | 6-5-1-0 | $355,100 | 139 | 10 | |
8 | Foiled Again (1) | 8pg | 12-4-4-3 | $430,750 | 101 | 5 |
9 | Arch Madness | 8tg | 9-3-3-3 | $365,108 | 75 | 8 |
10 | Golden Receiver (1) | 7pg | 15-10-1-1 | $382,975 | 39 | — |
Also: Winning Mister (30), We Will See (25), A Rocknroll Dance (22), Mister Herbie (20), Heston Blue Chip (15), Time To Roll (6), Atochia, Handsoffmycookie (5), Archangel, Maven, Michael’s Power, Stormin Normand (4), Beer Summit (3), Aracache Hanover, Hurrikane Kingcole (2), Market Share, San Pail, Windshield (1).
- American Jewel has Takter on top once again on Independence Day (Wednesday, July 04, 2012)
For the second year in a row, a 3-year-old filly pacer is the No. 1-ranked harness racing horse in North America on the Fourth of July. For the second year in a row, the filly hails from the stable of trainer Jimmy Takter.