Freehold, NJ — Mission Brief, who won last week’s Matron Stakes for 3-year-old female trotters with a world-record 1:50.2 performance at Dover Downs, moved into the top five in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The filly improved one spot, from sixth, to join the upper half of the group.
Wiggle It Jiggleit, who won the Matron Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers, remained No. 1 in the rankings, followed by Freaky Feet Pete, Southwind Frank, and Pinkman.
The final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll will be released Nov. 24.
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 27 – 11/17/2015
Rank |
Name (First Place Votes) |
Age/Gait/Sex |
Record |
Earnings |
Points |
Pvs |
1 |
Wiggle It Jiggleit (29) |
3pg |
24-20-3-0 |
$2,014,495 |
336 |
1 |
2 |
Freaky Feet Pete (4) |
3pc |
17-15-2-0 |
$853,774 |
271 |
2 |
3 |
Southwind Frank (1) |
2tc |
12-11-0-0 |
$786,419 |
270 |
3 |
4 |
Pinkman |
3tg |
17-11-3-1 |
$1,892,865 |
200 |
4 |
5 |
Mission Brief |
3tf |
13-9-3-0 |
$929,317 |
177 |
6 |
6 |
Always B Miki |
4ph |
4-4-0-0 |
$301,210 |
147 |
5 |
7 |
Pure Country |
2pf |
10-10-0-0 |
$689,968 |
141 |
7 |
8 |
Bee A Magician |
5tm |
17-10-4-0 |
$931,345 |
90 |
8 |
9 |
Wild Honey |
3tf |
15-7-6-0 |
$1,113,532 |
75 |
9 |
10 |
L A Delight (1) |
2pf |
12-11-0-1 |
533,127 |
41 |
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Also: D’One (35); State Treasurer (29); Wakizashi Hanover (18); Crazy Wow (16); All The Time, JL Cruze (12); Resolve (11); Artspeak (9); Broadway Donna, Control The Moment (8); Mach It So (6); Red Hot Herbie (4); Panocchio (3); Big Top Hanover (2); Betting Line, Color’s A Virgin, Creatine, Dog Gone Lucky (1).
by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications