Hightstown, NJ — Little changed in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll as only two horses in last week’s Top 10 were in harness racing action.

Test Of Faith won the Courageous Lady for 3-year-old female pacers with a track-record-equaling performance at MGM Northfield Park and remained No. 3 in the rankings.

Hot Mess Express won the Indiana Sire Stakes Super Final for 3-year-old female pacers and improved her position by one, rising from ninth to eighth.

There were no newcomers to the Top 10.

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 22 – 10/19/2021

Rank	Name (First Votes)	A/S/G	Record	Earnings	Points	Pvs
1	Lyons Sentinel (24)	4mp	15-9-1-2	$601,183	327	1
2	Venerable (5)	2ft	8-8-0-0	$861,945	281	2
3	Test Of Faith (2)	3fp	14-12-2-0	$705,239	269	3
4	Allywag Hanover (3)	4gp	16-9-2-0	$685,950	238	4
5	Jujubee	3ct	16-13-2-0	$617,541	151	5
6	Niki Hill	2fp	6-6-0-0	$322,064	121	6
7	Atlanta	6mt	9-5-1-1	$318,949	109	7
8	Hot Mess Express	3fp	13-11-1-0	$578,134	95	9
9	Captain Corey (1)	3ct	7-5-1-0	$758,695	93	8
10	Manchego	6mt	9-6-0-1	$421,596	55	10

ALSO: Bella Bellini 39; Charlie May 28; King Of The North 20; Perfect Sting 19; Sea Silk 18; Prohibition Legal 11; When Dovescry 10; Beach Glass 9; Pebble Beach 8; Desperate Man 6; Lou’s Pearlman, Ocean Rock, Scarlett Hanover, Warrawee Vital 3; Ecurie D DK 2; Back Of The Neck, Dover In Motion, Rocknificent, Wallet 1.

by Ken Weingartner, for the USTA

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