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Four-year-old male pacer Bulldog Hanover ended the Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the final 2022 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Bulldog Hanover took over the top spot in Week 6 and remained there the rest of the way.
In July, also at the Meadowlands, Bulldog Hanover became the fastest horse in harness racing history when he won the William R. Haughton Memorial in 1:45.4.
Appearing for the final time in his history-making career, “The Bulldog” was best in show once more.
Freshmen Standardbreds of each gait and sex competed in their final Grand Circuit contest of the season with the Fall Final Four — composed of the Goldsmith Maid, Valley Victory, Three Diamonds and Governor's Cup — on Saturday night (Nov. 26) at The Meadowlands.
After watching Volume Eight win the Kindergarten Classic Series championship by 8-1/4 lengths in 1:52 in his most recent race on Nov. 12, trainer Noel Daley is hoping to see a similar performance in Saturday’s $416,200 Valley Victory Stakes for two-year-old male trotters at The Meadowlands.