by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Bluegrass Stakes division winners Ariana G, Manchego, Filibuster Hanover and Caviart Ally all enjoyed gains in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
Ariana G remained No. 1 and added four first-place votes to her total, giving the 3-year-old female trotter 25.
Manchego won for the ninth time in nine starts and moved from fifth to third in this week’s rankings, behind idle Fear The Dragon in the No. 2 spot.
Filibuster Hanover and Caviart Ally joined the Top 10, at positions nine and 10, respectively.
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.
Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 19 – 10/3/2017
Rank |
Name (First Place Votes) |
Age/Gait/Sex |
Record |
Earnings |
Points |
Pvs |
1 |
Ariana G (25) |
3tf |
12-10-1-1 |
$813,690 |
337 |
1 |
2 |
Fear The Dragon (9) |
3pc |
14-11-2-0 |
$1,161,391 |
304 |
2 |
3 |
Manchego (1) |
2tf |
9-9-0-0 |
$534,948 |
227 |
5 |
4 |
|
3pc |
15-9-1-2 |
$1,048,235 |
205 |
4 |
5 |
Hannelore Hanover |
5tm |
12-6-4-0 |
$591,754 |
194 |
3 |
6 |
|
3pc |
14-8-4-1 |
$1,014,428 |
122 |
6 |
7 |
Resolve |
6th |
10-4-2-1 |
$485,149 |
109 |
7 |
8 |
Blazin Britches |
3pf |
12-10-2-0 |
$271,704 |
70 |
8 |
9 |
Filibuster Hanover |
3pg |
15-4-6-0 |
$555,559 |
67 |
— |
10 |
Caviart Ally |
3pf |
16-7-4-3 |
$496,395 |
47 |
— |
Also: Emoticon Hanover (40); Agent Q (34); What The Hill (26); Rainbow Room (20); Alarm Detector (19); Marion Marauder, Walner (16); Dover Dan (10); Devious Man (9); Pasithea Face S (7); International Moni (6); Blue Moon Stride, Nutcracker Sweet, Pure Country (5); Barn Bella, Bit Of A Legend N, Fourth Dimension, Keystone Velocity (3); Lost In Time, Rockin Ron, Sintra, You Know You Do (2); Carmensdaleyapple, Nike Franco N, Pedro Hanover, R First Class, Two AM (1).