by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Yonkers International Trot winner Twister Bi made his one appearance in North America count, parlaying his victory last Saturday into a spot in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The 5-year-old male trotter received three first-place votes off his world-record performance and landed at No. 10 in the rankings.
Otherwise, there was little change in the Top 10 ahead of this weekend’s Breeders Crown eliminations. Fear The Dragon, Ariana G, Manchego, Hannelore Hanover, and Downbytheseaside held their positions in one through five while Resolve remained sixth.
Emoticon Hanover moved up one spot from eighth to seventh as recently retired Huntsville dropped a notch.
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 21 – 10/17/2017
|
Rank
|
Name (First Place Votes)
|
Age/Gait/Sex
|
Record
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Earnings
|
Points
|
Pvs
|
|
1
|
Fear The Dragon (19)
|
3pc
|
15-12-2-0
|
$1,264,391
|
317
|
1
|
|
2
|
Ariana G (10)
|
3tf
|
14-11-2-1
|
$873,690
|
303
|
2
|
|
3
|
Manchego (3)
|
2tf
|
10-10-0-0
|
$563,948
|
263
|
3
|
|
4
|
Hannelore Hanover
|
5tm
|
14-7-5-0
|
$677,254
|
242
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
3pc
|
16-9-1-3
|
$1,072,235
|
169
|
5
|
|
6
|
Resolve
|
6th
|
11-4-2-1
|
$485,149
|
89
|
6
|
|
7
|
Emoticon Hanover
|
4tm
|
11-4-3-3
|
$248,166
|
79
|
8
|
|
8
|
|
3pc
|
14-8-4-1
|
$1,014,428
|
73
|
7
|
|
9
|
Blazin Britches
|
3pf
|
13-10-2-0
|
$290,424
|
65
|
9
|
|
10
|
Twister Bi (3)
|
5th
|
12-5-2-3
|
$1,028,768
|
55
|
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Also:Filibuster Hanover (45); Agent Q (26); Marion Marauder (22); Lost In Time, WhatThe Hill (21); Caviart Ally (20); Alarm Detector (19); All Bets Off (14); Nike FrancoN (13); Devious Man (11); Crazy Wow (9); Rainbow Room (8); Pure Country (7);Nutcracker Sweet (6); Blue Moon Stride, Youaremycandygirl (4); Barn Bella,Dealt A Winner, Idyllic Beach, On A Sunny Day (3); Funknwaffles, KeystoneVelocity (2); Fourth Dimension, R First Class, Rockin Ron, Two AM (1).