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| Dozen Weeks In No. 1 Spot For Twin B Joe Fresh In Hambletonian Society Breeders Crown Poll |
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KEN WEINGARTNER
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Twin B Joe Fresh, who has handily won 9 straight races,
has been the one to catch in the harness poll for 3 months.
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(Courtesy of USTA Media Relations)
Hightstown, NJ — Twin B Joe Fresh, who captured the Dayton Distaff Derby last week to extend her win streak to nine, pushed her consecutive weeks in the No. 1 spot in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll to 12 when the Week 16 rankings were released Tuesday.
The 4-year-old pacing mare received 27 of 35 first-place votes. Jiggy Jog S, who won the Dayton Oaks last week, remained No. 2 in the poll and garnered seven first-place votes.
The remainder of the rankings in the Top 10 were unchanged with the exception of Highland Kismet and Its A Love Thing swapping positions in the nine and 10 slots. Highland Kismet won a Bluegrass Stakes division last week while Its A Love Thing finished second in a leg of the Ontario Sire Stakes Gold.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will be released every Tuesday through the remainder of the Grand Circuit season, 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.
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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 16 – 10/1/2024
Rank Name (First-Place Votes) Age/Sex/Gait Record Earnings Points Pvs
1 Twin B Joe Fresh (27) 4mp 10-9-1-0 $620,812 330 1
2 Jiggy Jog S (7) 5mt 6-6-0-0 $934,188 309 2
3 Karl 3ct 11-9-1-1 $977,839 230 3
4 Captain Albano (1) 3cp 13-8-1-2 $797,043 189 4
5 Chantilly 2fp 7-7-0-0 $399,015 187 5
6 Nijinsky 3cp 11-9-1-0 $802,170 162 6
7 Legendary Hanover 3cp 13-6-4-2 $775,017 143 7
8 Maryland 2ct 7-4-1-1 $795,378 99 8
9 Highland Kismet 3gt 13-8-2-0 $485,806 80 10
10 Its A Love Thing 3fp 11-7-3-0 $519,038 48 9
ALSO: Abuckabett Hanover 24; Winner’s Bet 23; Sabonis 14; Little Rocket Man 10; Louprint, Rose, Warrawee Michelle 9; Call Me Goo, Logan Park, Periculum, Rocket Deo 7; Monalishi, Paquet 4; Desperate Man, Direction, It’s My Show 3; Fallout, Papi Grad 2; Greenspan 1.
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