Bulldog Hanover back as unanimous choice for No. 1 in Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll

Hightstown, NJ — Bulldog Hanover was back to being the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the Week 17 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday. The 4-year-old male pacer, who won the Harrah’s Hoosier Park Pacing Derby in a track-record 1:46.3 this past Friday, received all 35 first-place votes. It marked the second time in four weeks that he was the undisputed top choice. He has been at the top of the rankings for 12 consecutive weeks.

Joviality S and Test Of Faith, both idle, remained unchanged in the following two spots. Bella Bellini, who won the Caesars Trotting Classic, moved to No. 4, swapping places with idle Beach Glass to round out the top five.

Little Brown Jug winner Bythemissal leapfrogged Moni Maker Stakes winner Fashion Schooner for sixth. Cool Papa Bell, who won the Phil Langley Memorial, moved up to eighth and was followed by newcomers Stockade Seelster, who won the Metro Pace, and Sylvia Hanover, who won the She’s A Great Lady.

Alrajah One IT and Charlie May dropped from 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 17 – 9/27/2022

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350 Points

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

284 Points

| Delmonica Hanover | Del Miller Memorial | MGM Yonkers Trot | Yonkers Trot Elim | Empire Breeders Classic | NYSS Final |

221 Points

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

210 Points

| Hambletonian Maturity | Caesar’s Trotting Classic | Dr Steele Memorial | Graduate Final | Six Pack Mares Open |

208 Points

| Max Hempt | Cane Pace | Meadowlands Pace | Meadowlands Pace Elim | Adios Elim | Simcoe |

185 Points

| Little Brown Jug | Adios | Carl Millstein |

149 Points

| Hambletonian Oaks | Del Miller Memorial | NJSS Classic | Moni Maker |

76 Points

| Hambletonian | NYSS Final | Phil Langley Memorial |

55 Points

| Metro Pace | OSS Gold |

42 Points

| She’s A Great Lady |

ALSO: Alrajah One IT 33; Charlie May 23; Oh Well 21; Pebble Beach 11; Rebuff 9; Twin B Joe Fresh 7; Confederate 6; Allywag Hanover 5; Atlanta, I Did It Myway, Treacherous Dragon, Voukefalas 4; Tattoo Artist 3; Beach Cowgirl, Boudoir Hanover, Special Way 2; Heart On Fire, Jimmy Freight, Max Contract, Sea Silk, Velvet Stinger 1.

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