Freehold, NJ — Bee A Magician, who on Saturday became the first female trotter to win the Cutler Memorial, is No. 1 in the first Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll of 2015. The harness racing 5-year-old is 3-for-3 this season, defeating male rivals in all of her starts.
Three-year-old male pacer Wiggle It Jiggleit is No. 2 in the rankings. The gelding has won all seven of his starts this year, including the Buddy Gilmour Series championship in March. His most recent performance was a world-record 1:49 effort in a conditioned race at Harrington.
Confederation Cup winner All Bets Off, a 4-year-old male pacer, is third in the poll, followed by Levy Pacing Series champ Domethatagain and 3-year-old male pacer Artspeak, who made his seasonal debut last weekend with a 1:49 victory in a division of the New Jersey Sire Stakes.
Rounding out the Top 10 are 4-year-old male trotter JL Cruze, 4-year-old male pacer JK Endofanera, 3-year-old male trotter Habitat, 3-year-old female trotter Mission Brief, and 6-year-old male trotter Melady’s Monet.
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 1 –5/19/15
Rank |
Name (First Place Votes) |
A/G/S |
Record |
Earnings |
Points |
Pvs |
1 |
Bee A Magician (27) |
5tm |
3-3-0-0 |
$133,235 |
341 |
— |
2 |
Wiggle It Jiggleit (4) |
3pg |
7-7-0-0 |
$88,242 |
255 |
— |
3 |
All Bets Off |
4ph |
3-2-0-0 |
$102,328 |
130 |
— |
4 |
Domethatagain (1) |
6ph |
9-3-2-0 |
$344,375 |
122 |
— |
5 |
Artspeak (1) |
3pc |
1-1-0-0 |
$10,000 |
115 |
— |
6 |
JL Cruze |
4tg |
13-11-2-0 |
$155,513 |
99 |
— |
7 |
JK Endofanera (1) |
4ph |
1-1-0-0 |
$25,000 |
78 |
— |
8 |
Habitat |
3tc |
2-2-0-0 |
$81,810 |
77 |
— |
9 |
Mission Brief (1) |
3tf |
1-1-0-0 |
$12,500 |
74 |
— |
10 |
Melady’s Monet |
6tg |
11-6-0-2 |
$133,011 |
64 |
— |
Also: Wind Of The North (63); Pinkman (59); Rockeyed Optimist (54); Classic Martine (53); In The Arsenal (35); Whom Shall I Fear (33); Totally Rusty (29); P H Supercam, Yagonnakissmeornot (28); Carolsideal (26); Take It Back Terry (22); Venus Delight (19); Bandolito (15); Modern Legend (13); Happiness (12); Wakizashi Hanover (11); Art History (9); Bourbon Bay, Uncle Lasse (7); Krispy Apple (6); Ideal Cowboy, Michael’s Power (5); Canepa Hanover, Hurrikane Ali, Livininthefastlane, Sassa Hanover (4); Doctor Butch (3); Not Afraid, Physicallyinclined, Windsong Leo (2); Daylon Magician, Let’s Drink On It, Penn, Radar Contact, Sam Hill, Sonofa Sizzle (1).
by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications