Lyons Sentinel remains on top of Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll
October 5, 2021, by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager
Hightstown, NJ — Lyons Sentinel won last weekend’s Dayton Distaff Derby with a track-record performance and strengthened her position at the top of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The 4-year-old mare added seven first-place votes and increased her lead over second-place Venerable to 41 points, an increase of 19 points.
Venerable did not race last week.
Test Of Faith and Charlie May, both Bluegrass Stakes winners last week, also enjoyed substantial increases to their points this week. Test Of Faith added 72 points, pushing her total to 225, and jumped from sixth to No. 3 in the poll. Charlie May gained 60 points and moved into the Top 10, landing at No. 7 with 92 points.
Charlie May was the only newcomer to the Top 10. Bella Bellini dropped out.
The remainder of the Top 10 was idle last week except for Hot Mess Express, who qualified in 1:49.1 at Red Mile.
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.
The final poll will be Nov. 30 following the completion of the Grand Circuit season.
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 20 – 10/5/2021
332 Points (Previous #1)
| Lady Liberty | Clara Barton | Milton | Dayton Distaff |
291 Points (Previous #2)
202 Points (Previous #3)
185 Points (Previous #4)
122 Points (Previous #5)
225 Points (Previous #6)
92 Points (Previous - )
82 Points (Previous #8)
70 Points (Previous #7)
66 Points (Previous #9)
| Mistletoe Shalee |
ALSO: Atlanta 46; Lou’s Pearlman 45; Charlie May 32; Jujubee 31; When Dovescry 30; Perfect Sting 24; Winning Ticket 19; Fire Start Hanover 12; Sea Silk 7; Grace Hill, Pebble Beach, Powertrain 6; Forbidden Trade, Lawless Shadow 5; Blue Diamond Eyes, Scarlett Hanover 4; Ahundreddollarbill, Bulldog Hanover, Gulf Shores 3; Dover In Motion, Prohibition Legal 2; This Is The Plan, Warrawee Vital 1
