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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 the 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
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Lyons Sentinel (24) | 4mp | 15-9-1-2 | $601,183 | 332 | 1 |
| 2 | Venerable (4) | 2ft | 8-8-0-0 | $861,945 | 291 | 2 |
| 3 | Test Of Faith (1) | 3fp | 12-10-2-0 | $551,739 | 225 | 6 |
| 4 | Captain Corey (3) | 3ct | 7-5-1-0 | $758,695 | 202 | 3 |
| 5 | Allywag Hanover (2) | 4gp | 15-8-2-0 | $606,950 | 185 | 4 |
| 6 | Manchego | 6mt | 9-6-0-1 | $421,596 | 122 | 5 |
| 7 | Charlie May (1) | 3gp | 16-8-5-0 | $569,525 | 92 | — |
| 8 | Niki Hill | 2pf | 5-5-0-0 | $258,814 | 82 | 8 |
| 9 | King Of The North | 2ct | 8-6-1-0 | $568,665 | 70 | 7 |
| 10 | Hot Mess Express | 3fp | 11-9-1-0 | $428,634 | 66 | 9 |
ALSO: Sea Silk 54; Bella Bellini 42; Jujubee 33; When Dovescry 24; Lou’s Pearlman 22; Atlanta 17; Winning Ticket 14; Back Of The Neck 9; Altar 8; Perfect Sting 7; Fire Start Hanover, Prohibition Legal 5; Ocean Rock, This Is The Plan, Warrawee Vital 3; Gulf Shores, Herculisa 2; Ahundreddollarbill, Dover In Motion, Fulfullnmydestiny, Scarlett Hanover, So Much More 1.
by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA
