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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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TWIN B JOE FRESH IS NO. 1-RANKED HORSE IN FINAL HAMBLETONIAN SOCIETY/BREEDERS CROWN POOL

Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager • December 3, 2024

Twin B Joe Fresh, who won the FanDuel Championship for female pacers this past Saturday at The Meadowlands, finished the Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the year’s final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday ...

HIGHTSTOWN, NJ -- December 3, 2024 -- Twin B Joe Fresh, who won the FanDuel Championship for female pacers this past Saturday at The Meadowlands, finished the Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the year’s final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday.


A 4-year-old mare trained by Chris Ryder, Twin B Joe Fresh occupied the top spot for the final 21 weeks of the rankings. Ten of her 11 wins this season were on the Grand Circuit, and included eight of the nine most lucrative races for pacing mares (missing only the Blue Chip Matchmaker final, in which she did not compete).

Three-year-old male pacer Nijinsky was the only other horse to be ranked No. 1 this season, holding that position for weeks one through four. Nijinsky, who finished second to Captain Albano in last week’s Progress Pace, ended the year at No. 8.


Jiggy Jog S was No. 2 in the rankings, followed by Maryland, Captain Albano, and Chantilly in the top five.

Abuckabett Hanover returned to the Top 10 for the first time since Week 11, landing at No. 7 following his victory in the FanDuel Open Pace Championship.


The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine year-end awards. 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 25 – 12/3/2024 – FINAL


Rank

Name (First-Place Votes)

Age/Sex/Gait

Record

Earnings

Points

Pvs


1

Twin B Joe Fresh (32)

4mp

13-11-2-0

$895,562

347

1


2

Jiggy Jog S (3)

5mt

6-6-0-0

$929,188

285

2


3

Maryland

2ct

9-6-1-1

$1,227,695

247

3


4

Captain Albano

3cp

18-12-1-3

$1,118,573

226

5


5

Chantilly

2fp

9-9-0-0

$560,315

171

4


6

Sig Sauer

3ct

10-5-0-1

$871,812

140

6


7

Abuckabett Hanover

6hp

15-7-4-1

$833,022

97


8

Nijinsky

3cp

17-11-4-0

$1,212,710

87

8


9

Winner’s Bet

4ht

13-9-0-1

$786,684

82

7


10

My Girl EJ

3fp

18-9-5-2

$796,399

71

9


ALSO: Miki And Minnie 69; Karl 39; Louprint 22; Logan Park, Mirage Hanover 9; Gruesome Twosome 8; What A Bid Hanover 4; Call Me Goo, R Melina 3; Little Rocket Man, Nelsonbriteagle NO 2; Captain Optimistic, Southwind Amazon 1.

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