Foiled Again takes over top spot in Poll
June 5, 2012,by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Foiled Again, the defending Pacer of the Year, was idle last week, but the Molson Pace champ saw Golden Receiver’s fourth-place finish in the Dan Patch Invitational clear his way to the No. 1 spot in the latest Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. Foiled Again was second in last week’s rankings.
Three-year-old colt pacer Sweet Lou moved into the No. 2 slot thanks to his five length win in a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes. Golden Receiver was ranked third.
Newcomers to the top 10 are Michael’s Power, Check Me Out and Rockincam.
Michael’s Power, a 3-year-old gelding pacer, remained undefeated this year as he prepped for the Pepsi North America Cup by winning a division of the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes by 2-1/2 lengths.
Check Me Out, who was voted the sport’s best 2-year-old filly trotter last season, got her first victory as a 3-year-old by winning a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes by 11 lengths.
Rockincam won the Dan Patch Invitational by 1-3/4 lengths over Special T Rocks. Atochia was third.
San Pail, A Rocknroll Dance and Rocklamation dropped out of the top 10.
Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 3 – 6/5/2012
Rank | Name (1st Place Votes) | A/Gt/S | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
1 | Foiled Again (14) | 8pg | 9-4-3-2 | $379,250 | 290 | 2 |
2 | Sweet Lou (9) | 3pc | 2-2-0-0 | $99,878 | 262 | 4 |
3 | Golden Receiver (9) | 7pg | 12-9-1-1 | $365,475 | 248 | 1 |
4 | Mister Herbie | 4tg | 6-4-1-0 | $231,125 | 185 | 3 |
5 | Arch Madness (2) | 8tg | 7-3-2-2 | $309,883 | 181 | 5 |
6 | Winning Mister | 6th | 14-11-2-0 | $249,926 | 137 | 6 |
7 | Michael’s Power | 3pg | 4-4-0-0 | $356,048 | 73 | — |
8 | Atochia | 7pg | 10-4-1-1 | $361,080 | 71 | 7 |
9 | Check Me Out | 3tf | 2-1-1-0 | $55,958 | 49 | — |
10 | Rockincam | 5ph | 6-4-0-1 | $154,200 | 47 | — |
Also: San Pail (44), A Rocknroll Dance (35), Rocklamation (31), Googoo Gaagaa (30), Pet Rock (27), Sarandon Blue Chip (25), Betterthancheddar (24), Special T Rocks (20), Archangel (19), Time To Roll (18), Anndrovette, I’m On Cloud Nine, Major Look, Market Share (9), Dapper Dude (8), Easy Again, Not Afraid (7), Handsoffmycookie (6), Economy Terror, Long Live Rock (5), American Jewel, Piston Broke, Royal Cee Cee N (4), Little Brown Fox, Pirouette Hanover, Put On A Show, Yagonnakissmeornot (3), Cocktail Attire, Heston Blue Chip (2), Frenchfrysnvinegar, Marty Party, River Shark, Secretsoftheknight, See You At Peelers, Solvato, Windshield (1).
A Rocknroll Dance received 1 first-place vote.