by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications
Freehold, NJ — Wiggle It Jiggleit, who won last weekend’s Hempt Memorial, moved to No. 1 in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
There were no newcomers to the Top 10, but every horse with the exception of No. 7 Artspeak, who was second in the Hempt, changed position.
Bee A Magician, who was idle last week, dropped from first to second in the poll while JL Cruze, who defeated debuting Sebastian K by a nose with a world-record performance in the Sun Invitational, moved from fourth to third. Graduate Series champ Doo Wop Hanover jumped a spot to fourth while Wakizashi Hanover slipped to fifth.
Pinkman, who won the Beal Memorial with a world-record effort, went from No. 10 to No. 6.
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 8 –7/7/2015
|
Rank
|
Name (First Place Votes)
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A/G/S
|
Record
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Earnings
|
Points
|
Pvs
|
|
1
|
Wiggle It Jiggleit (18)
|
3pg
|
13-12-1-0
|
$600,742
|
321
|
2
|
|
2
|
Bee A Magician (15)
|
5tm
|
7-6-1-0
|
$395,070
|
312
|
1
|
|
3
|
JL Cruze (2)
|
4tg
|
16-14-2-0
|
$271,138
|
277
|
4
|
|
4
|
Doo Wop Hanover
|
4ph
|
10-6-1-1
|
$254,020
|
187
|
5
|
|
5
|
Wakizashi Hanover
|
3pg
|
8-6-1-0
|
$546,918
|
172
|
3
|
|
6
|
Pinkman
|
3tg
|
5-4-1-0
|
$357,340
|
135
|
10
|
|
7
|
Artspeak
|
3pc
|
6-3-2-0
|
$244,075
|
112
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
4th
|
3-1-2-0
|
$114,062
|
108
|
6
|
|
9
|
|
6ph
|
8-4-0-2
|
$201,746
|
57
|
8
|
|
10
|
Rockeyed Optimist
|
4pg
|
12-9-2-0
|
$190,525
|
38
|
9
|
Also:In The Arsenal (35); Uncle Lasse (30); Luck Be Withyou (28); Mission Brief(25); Sebastian K (20); Lady Shadow (13); Bettor Be Steppin, Wrangler Magic (9);Barn Doll (8); Canepa Hanover, Daylon Magician (6); Shake It Cerry (5);Yagonnakissmeornot (4); Dancin Yankee (3); Freaky Feet Pete (2); Domethatagain,Obrigado, The Show Returns (1).