Confederate is first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll

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Sep 6

Hightstown, NJ — Confederate, who on Monday became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history with his 1:46.1 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series win at Lexington’s Red Mile, became the first unanimous No. 1 in this season’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll when the Week 13 rankings were released Tuesday. In addition, four newcomers entered the Top 10, the highest turnover since four changes in Week 3 last year.

Interestingly, the top-five horses in the rankings remained unchanged, with Confederate in the top spot for the third consecutive week, followed by Sylvia Hanover, It’s My Show, It’s Academic, and Bythemissal.

Sylvia Hanover was idle. It’s My Show finished second to Seven Colors in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers, It’s Academic finished second to Alrajah One IT in the Maple Leaf Trot, and Bythemissal was second to Tattoo Artist in the Canadian Pacing Derby.

The upheaval occurred in the bottom five, with Alrajah One IT (No. 6), Seven Colors (7), Special Way (8), and Geocentric (10) entering the upper echelon. Special Way won a leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old female trotters and Geocentric captured the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old female pacers. Ninth-ranked Tactical Approach was idle.

Dropping out of the Top 10 were Silver Label, Jiggy Jog S, M-M’s Dream, and Cannibal.

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 13 – 9/5/2023

350 Points

| Max Hempt | Cane Pace | Meadowlands Pace Final | Meadowlands Pace Elim | North America Cup Elim |

302 Points

| Shady Daisy | Tompkins Geers | Mistletoe Shalee | Fan Hanover Final | Fan Hanover Elim |

187 Points

| North America Cup Final | North America Cup Elim | Adios Elim |

170 Points

| John Cashman Memorial | Spirit Of Mass | Crawford Farms Trot | Tom Aldrich Trot |

104 Points

| Canadian Pacing Derby Elim | President’s Pace |

ALSO: Jiggy Jog S 55; Silver Label 53; T C I 49; Cannibal 45; M-M’s Dream 41; Tattoo Artist 33; Grace Hill 24; Drawn Impression 19; Legendary Hanover 17; Charlie May 11; Covered Bridge 9; Stockade Seelster, Twin B Joe Fresh 8; Pass Line 7; Bond, Lyons Legend 6; Hellabalou 5; Up Your Deo 4; Better Is Nice, Heaven Hanover, Warrawee Vital 2; French Wine, Funtime Bayama, Karl 1.