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STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

Representing the drivers, trainers, caretakers, breeders and owners of New Jersey

64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726 

Phone: 732-462-2357 | Fax: 732-409-0741

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KARL AND T C I MAKE GAINS IN HAMBLETONIAN SOCIETY/BREEDERS CROWN POLL

Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • July 31, 2024

The Week 7 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday saw Hambletonian Stakes elimination winners Karl and T C I make gains ahead of their meeting in Saturday’s $1.05 million final at The Meadowlands ...

HIGHTSTOWN, NJ -- July 30, 2024 -- The Week 7 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday saw Hambletonian Stakes elimination winners Karl and T C I make gains ahead of their meeting in Saturday’s $1.05 million final at The Meadowlands.


Karl moved from sixth to fourth in the rankings while T C I rejoined the Top 10, at No. 9, after dropping out a week ago.


The top-three horses in the poll — Twin B Joe Fresh, Nijinsky and Legendary Hanover — were idle and held their spots. The only horse in addition to Karl in action from last week’s Top 10 was Elista Hanover, who won her Hambletonian Oaks elimination and moved from eighth to seventh.


Winner’s Bet, who won the 4- and 5-year-old open trot at The Meadowlands, also rejoined the Top 10 after a week away. He was ranked No. 10.


Sylvia Hanover and Papi Grad dropped out of the Top 10.


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.

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 7 – 7/30/2024


Rank

Name (First-Place Votes)

Age/Sex/Gait

Record

Earnings

Points

Pvs


1

Twin B Joe Fresh (20)

4mp

6-5-1-0

$300,612

318

1

2


Nijinsky (10)

3cp

8-7-1-0

$689,280

281

2

3


Legendary Hanover (3)

3cp

7-4-2-0

$427,555

259

3

4


Karl (1)

3ct

6-5-0-1

$232,839

236

6

5


Its A Love Thing

3fp

7-5-2-0

$371,074

197

6


Jiggy Jog S

5mt

2-2-0-0

$126,648

132

5

7


Elista Hanover (1)

3ft

11-10-0-1

$198,770

119

8

8


Abuckabett Hanover

6hp

5-3-0-1

$295,987

109

7

9


T C I

3ct

6-4-0-1

$179,637

68


10

Winner’s Bet

4ht

5-4-0-0

$179,250

32


ALSO: Papi Grad 29; Sylvia Hanover 25; My Girl EJ 24; Captain Albano 23; Tactical Mounds 11; Highland Kismet, Southwind Tyrion 10; Hellabalou, Sir Pinocchio 7; Voukefalas 6; Coaches Corner, M-M’s Dream 5; French Champagne 3; Call Me Goo, Chantilly 2; Chapercraz, Cowgirl Hanover, It’s Academic, Shark Week, Tipsy Moni 1.


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