by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Freehold, NJ — Fans this week were given the opportunity to vote on the Top 10 horses in the sport in a manner similar to the weekly Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The fans, like the voters in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown rankings, put Hannelore Hanover in the top spot.
Nine of the top 10 horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were in the fans’ Top 10, with McWicked being the lone difference, at No. 10. Following is a look at the fan poll, with the final column showing each horse’s ranking in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
Rankings based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
|
Rank
|
Name (First Place Votes)
|
Age/Gait/Sex
|
Record
|
Earnings
|
Points
|
H/BC
|
|
1
|
Hannelore Hanover (5)
|
6tm
|
4-4-0-0
|
$208,338
|
59
|
1
|
|
2
|
Shartin N
|
5pm
|
14-11-1-0
|
$560,923
|
50
|
3
|
|
3
|
Lather Up (1)
|
3pc
|
6-6-0-0
|
$458,165
|
48
|
2
|
|
4
|
Filibuster Hanover
|
4pg
|
5-5-0-0
|
$202,225
|
42
|
4
|
|
5
|
Will Take Charge
|
5tg
|
12-6-3-1
|
$205,268
|
21
|
9
|
|
6
|
Wolfgang
|
3tc
|
2-2-0-0
|
$112,630
|
17
|
7
|
|
7
|
Atlanta
|
3tf
|
3-3-0-0
|
$127,284
|
16
|
5
|
|
8
|
Manchego
|
3tf
|
2-2-0-0
|
$43,240
|
13
|
6
|
|
9
|
|
9ph
|
9-3-4-1
|
$330,775
|
10
|
8
|
|
10
|
|
7ph
|
4-2-1-0
|
$57,350
|
9
|
—
|
- Lather Up climbs to No. 2 in this week’s poll (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)
North America Cup champion Lather Up surged to No. 2 in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, but was unable to overtake Hannelore Hanover in the top spot. Hannelore Hanover, the 2017 Horse of the Year in the U.S. and Canada, increased her points (plus-13) and first-place votes (plus-6) thanks to her third consecutive Armbro Flight Stakes victory last weekend. New Image Media photo.
- Lather Up, Manchego shine at Pocono (Saturday, June 23, 2018)
On Saturday evening (June 23) eliminations were contested at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono for the $500,000 Ben Franklin Pace, the $500,000 Earl Beal Memorial, the Max C. Hempt Memorial Pace and the $300,000 James M. Lynch Memorial Pace. Also included on the star-studded card was a leg of the Great Northeast Open Series which was captured by Bettor’s Edge in the sharp 1:48.2; the swiftest North American mile this season.