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Bulldog Hanover remained No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll for the 11th consecutive week while Charlie May joined the Top 10 in the Week 16 edition released Tuesday (Sept. 20) giving that four-year-old male pacer his first appearance in the upper echelon of the rankings this season.

Canadian Pacing Derby elimination winners Bulldog Hanover and Jimmy Freight bookend the Top 10 in the Week 13 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday (Aug. 30).

Weekend winners Test Of Faith, Joviality S and Beach Glass moved up in the Week 12 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, Aug. 23 while idle Bulldog Hanover remained firmly entrenched in the No. 1 position.

Only seven of the 29 horses receiving at least one point in the Week 10 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll were in action last week, resulting in little movement in the Week 11 rankings released Tuesday, Aug. 16.

There was little movement in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, with the top five horses holding their positions and Alrajah One IT the only newcomer.

Canadian-owned Bulldog Hanover solidified his hold on No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll thanks to his record-setting 1:45.4 mile to win the William R. Haughton Memorial at The Meadowlands this past Saturday. The four-year-old male pacer received all but one first-place vote and was one point shy of a perfect 350 points.

A new week, a new No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. Bulldog Hanover grabbed the top spot in this week’s rankings, becoming the fourth different horse to ascend to No. 1 in the poll’s six weeks.

For the third time in four weeks, the No. 1 spot changed hands in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. And for the second time in the poll’s overall five weeks, the two top horses were separated by fewer than five points.

Bulldog Hanover joined the Top 10 in this week’s Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, arriving at No. 6 after his 1:47 victory in a division of the Graduate Series for four-year-old male pacers this past Saturday at The Meadowlands.

As Frank Sinatra sang, “Here’s to the winners.”