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Three newcomers vaulted into this week’s Top 10 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, led by three-year-old male pacer Perfect Sting, who landed at No. 6 after defeating older rivals in 1:48.1 at The Meadowlands. The time equaled the fastest mile of the season by a sophomore pacer. Racine Bell and Ruthless Hanover also entered the Top 10. Racine Bell, ranked No. 8, won the Kissin In The Sand Series final while Ruthless Hanover, at No. 9, won the fourth leg of the Graduate Series for pacers. Racine Bell’s time of 1:48.1 equaled the world record for a four-year-old female pacer o...

Maxie Lee Memorial winner Manchego remained the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, adding 11 first-place votes and 43 points to her Week One totals. The six-year-old female trotter received 31 of 35 first-place votes and was five points shy of a perfect 350. Abuckabett Hanover, undefeated in three starts, and Commodore Barry Invitational champion Nicholas Beach received the remaining first-place tallies and improved their positions in the rankings. Abuckabett Hanover moved from fourth to second while Nicholas Beach went from sixth to fourth. Nearly 100 points ...

Manchego, a returning Dan Patch Award winner who won the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial in her 2021 debut, is the No. 1-ranked horse in this season’s first Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll. The six-year-old female trotter received 20 of 35 first-place votes. Six-year-old male pacer This Is The Plan, the MGM Borgata Series champion and the sport’s leading money-winner, was second in the rankings. He was followed by four-year-old male trotter Its Academic, three-year-old male pacer Abuckabett Hanover, and six-year-old female pacer Machnhope in rounding out the top five. Its Academic cou...