Check Me Out maintains lead in Poll
October 2, 2012,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — There were no changes among the top six horses in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll as No. 1 Check Me Out notched another win, as did No. 2 Chapter Seven and No. 5 Captaintreacherous.
Check Me Out lowered her own world record from 1:51.3 to 1:51.2 in winning her division of the Bluegrass Stakes on Sunday at The Red Mile.
Betterthancheddar, Market Share and Michael’s Power were idle.
American Jewel rejoined the Top 10, at eighth, after winning her division of the Bluegrass Stakes last week.
Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 20 – 10/2/2012
Rank | Name (1st Place Votes) | A/G/S | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
1 | Check Me Out (29) | 3tf | 13-11-1-0 | $879,183 | 338 | 1 |
2 | Chapter Seven (1) | 4th | 7-5-2-0 | $560,225 | 288 | 2 |
3 | 4ph | 11-9-2-0 | $799,936 | 232 | 3 | |
4 | Market Share (3) | 3tc | 15-7-4-2 | $1,761,455 | 231 | 4 |
5 | 2pc | 7-6-1-0 | $790,478 | 221 | 5 | |
6 | Michael’s Power | 3pg | 16-13-1-1 | $1,278,762 | 176 | 6 |
7 | Foiled Again | 8pg | 19-6-7-3 | $1,012,564 | 92 | 8 |
8 | American Jewel | 3pf | 12-6-3-2 | $806,499 | 83 | — |
9 | A Rocknroll Dance | 3pc | 16-4-5-2 | $1,011,464 | 70 | 7 |
10 | 3tc | 10-7-0-0 | $603,355 | 59 | 9 |
Also: Golden Receiver (47), Maven, Mister Herbie (13), Bee A Magician, Wheeling N Dealin (11), Put On A Show (10), Thinking Out Loud, To Dream On (9), Romantic Moment (4), Panther Hanover, Shelliscape (2), Bolt The Duer, Heston Blue Chip, Hot Shot Blue Chip, I Luv The Nitelife (1).
Golden Receiver received one first-place vote.