Bulldog Hanover remains on top in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll

August 16, 2022, by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

Hightstown, NJ — Only seven of the 29 horses receiving at least one point in the Week 10 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were in action last week, resulting in little movement in the Week 11 rankings released Tuesday.

Four-year-old male pacer Bulldog Hanover, who won the Dan Patch Stakes this past weekend, held on to the No. 1 spot for the sixth consecutive week. He was followed in positions two through six by Bella Bellini, Alrajah One IT, Test Of Faith, Joviality S, and Beach Glass. All five of those horses were idle.

Carl Milstein Memorial winner Bythemissal was seventh, a gain of three spots from a week ago, while Fashion Schooner, Pebble Beach, and Cool Papa Bell each dropped a notch. Fashion Schooner and Cool Papa Bell were idle; Pebble Beach finished second in the second round of the Kentucky Championship Series.

For the first time this year, there were no newcomers to the Top 10.

The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote 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.

Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 11 – 8/16/2022

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346 Points

| Haughton Memorial (All Time World Record) | Dan Patch | Graduate Final | Roll With Joe | Graduate Series M1 | Graduate Series (Mohawk) |

270 Points

| Hambletonian Maturity | Dr Steele Memorial | Graduate Final | Six Pack Mares Open |

224 Points

| Cashman Memorial | Spirit Of Mass |

210 Points

| Dorothy Haughton Memorial (World Record) | Graduate Final | Roses Are Red Final | Roses Are Red Elim |

207 Points

| Del Miller Memorial | MGM Yonkers Trot | Yonkers Trot Elim | Empire Breeders Classic |

205 Points

| Cane Pace | Meadowlands Pace | Meadowlands Pace Elim | Adios Elim |

117 Points

| Adios | Carl Millstein |

106 Points

| Hambletonian Oaks | Del Miller Memorial |

66 Points

| North America Cup | NA Cup Elim | Somebeachsomewhere | Adios Elim |

55 Points

| Hambletonian |

ALSO: Max Contract 29; Rebuff 25; Jimmy Freight, Kilmister 10; Rockyroad Hanover 7; Atlanta, Stockade Seelster 5; Catch The Fire, Tattoo Artist 4; Charlie May, Dandy, Ecurie D DK 3; Adare Castle, Voukefalas 2; Hillexotic, Instagram Model, Mambacita, Oh Well, Smoking Jet, Temporal Hanover, Venerable 1.

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