Fans this week were given the opportunity to vote on the Top 10 horses in the sport in a manner similar to the weekly Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The fans, like the voters in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown rankings, put Hannelore Hanover in the top spot.
Nine of the top 10 horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were in the fans' Top 10, with McWicked being the lone difference, at No. 10. Following is a look at the fan poll, with the final column showing each horse's ranking in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll.
Rankings based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred FAN POLL: Week 1 – 6/20/2018
Rank |
Name (First Place Votes) |
Age/Gait/Sex |
Record |
Earnings |
Points |
H/BC |
1 |
Hannelore Hanover (5) |
6tm |
4-4-0-0 |
$208,338 |
59 |
1 |
2 |
Shartin N |
5pm |
14-11-1-0 |
$560,923 |
50 |
3 |
3 |
Lather Up (1) |
3pc |
6-6-0-0 |
$458,165 |
48 |
2 |
4 |
Filibuster Hanover |
4pg |
5-5-0-0 |
$202,225 |
42 |
4 |
5 |
Will Take Charge |
5tg |
12-6-3-1 |
$205,268 |
21 |
9 |
6 |
Wolfgang |
3tc |
2-2-0-0 |
$112,630 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
Atlanta |
3tf |
3-3-0-0 |
$127,284 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
Manchego |
3tf |
2-2-0-0 |
$43,240 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
Bit Of A Legend N |
9ph |
9-3-4-1 |
$330,775 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
McWicked |
7ph |
4-2-1-0 |
$57,350 |
9 |
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Also: Done Well, Jimmy Freight (7); Shower Play (6); Keystone Velocity, Sintra (4); Dancer Hall, Heaven Rocks A, Wes Delight (3); Emoticon Hanover, Marion Marauder, Six Pack (2); Alarm Detector, Stay Hungry (1).
by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA