Ariana G takes over top spot in Poll
September 26, 2017,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — After seven weeks in the second spot, Ariana G is No. 1. The 3-year-old female trotter was idle last week, but took over the top position in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll following Fear The Dragon’s fourth-place finish in the Little Brown Jug final. Fear The Dragon was No. 1 for 14 consecutive weeks.
Huntsville, who won the Jenna’s Beach Boy Stakes, moved up two spots in the rankings, from eighth to sixth. Emoticon Hanover, who won the Miss Versatility championship, joined the rankings, at No. 10.
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 18 – 9/26/2017
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Rank
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Name (First Place Votes)
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Age/Gait/Sex
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Record
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Earnings
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Points
|
Pvs
|
|
1
|
Ariana G (21)
|
3tf
|
11-9-1-1
|
$783,040
|
330
|
2
|
|
2
|
Fear The Dragon (13)
|
3pc
|
14-11-2-0
|
$1,161,391
|
318
|
1
|
|
3
|
Hannelore Hanover
|
5tm
|
11-6-4-0
|
$591,754
|
230
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
3pc
|
15-9-1-2
|
$1,048,235
|
204
|
3
|
|
5
|
Manchego (1)
|
2tf
|
8-8-0-0
|
$501,948
|
180
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
3pc
|
13-8-3-1
|
$996,078
|
127
|
8
|
|
7
|
Resolve
|
6th
|
10-4-2-1
|
$485,149
|
122
|
6
|
|
8
|
Blazin Britches
|
3pf
|
12-10-2-0
|
$271,704
|
90
|
7
|
|
9
|
Agent Q
|
3pf
|
12-7-2-1
|
$481,066
|
56
|
9
|
|
10
|
Emoticon Hanover
|
4tm
|
10-3-3-3
|
$214,666
|
50
|
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