Trio make moves in Week 23 of poll

Miki And Minnie, Lexus Kody and Super Chapter all posted wins in last week’s stakes action, and all three improved their positions in the Top 10 of the Week 23 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Wednesday.

Three-year-old filly Miki And Minnie (Always B Miki) defeated older rivals in the FanDuel Mare Pace Championship (Grade 2) this past Saturday at the Meadowlands and jumped from fourth to second in the rankings behind idle Beau Jangles, who remained No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week.

Lexus Kody captured the FanDuel Open Trot Championship (G1) at the Big M and went from eighth to fifth in the poll behind the idle duo of Yo Tillie and Louprint, in third and fourth, respectively.

Super Chapter won the Matron Stakes (G3), for 3-year-old male trotters, at Bally’s Dover on Nov. 13 and landed at No. 8 in this week’s rankings, up from 10th.

There were no newcomers to the Top 10.

The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will continue weekly on Wednesdays through the Grand Circuit season, 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.

The final 2025 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll will be released Dec. 3.

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 23 – 11/19/2025

ALSO: On To Norway 26; Maximus Miki 20; Dandy Ideal 13; Diabolic Hill 8; Apex, Warrawee Michelle 4; French Wine 3; Sippinonsearoc 2, She’s A Bulldog 1.

by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA