I am proud to be a voter in the weekly Standarbred Poll. This week I gave Ohio-bred trotter Buck I St Pat my first place vote, even though the free-for-all pacers like Mr Feelgood, Special Report and even Bono Bests are getting more attention.

This early in the year, I look more at a horses entire year of work than at one race, but of my top horses, only Mr Feelgood and Buck I St Pat were winners over the weekend. I had Buck I St Pat ahead of Mr Feelgood last week, in the first poll, and although he beat Special Report, I didn't think he was impressive enough to vault over the trotter.

Most impressive effort I saw was from Corleone Kosmos at M1 in the Cutler Trot. Last year's Cleveland Classic champ Won the West also raced big, finishing 4th against Mr Feelgood and Special Report.

Here's my top 10: 1)Buck I St Pat, 2) Mr Fellgood, 3) Bono Bests, 4) Southwind Tempo, 5) My Little Dragon, 6) Enough Talk, 7) Special Report, 8) Corleone Kosmos, 9)Before He Cheats, 10) Won The West

Here is the actual poll:
2008 Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 2 – 5/19/08

Rank/Name/1st Pl. Votes
Age/Gait/Sex
08 Record
08 Earnings
Points
Pvs
1
Mr Feelgood (20)
5ph
13-7-1-2
$449,990
319
3
2
Special Report (8)
6pg
16-6-7-1
$525,680
302
1
3
Southwind Tempo (2)
4pm
7-5-1-0
$291,650
240
2
4
Buck I St Pat (3)
5tm
9-7-1-0
$160,310
211
5
5
My Little Dragon
5pm
10-4-3-2
$243,103
155
4
6
Panaramic Art
4pg
11-7-2-1
$219,000
127
6
7
Bono Bests
5pg
13-8-1-0
$223,440
110
7
8
Before He Cheats (1)
4tg
4-3-1-0
$106,590
79
-
9
Corleone Kosmos
6tg
1-1-0-0
$100,000
77
-
10
Tug River Princess (1)
3pf
7-7-0-0
$149,300
69
10Also: Enough Talk (51), Blueridge Western, Holiday Credit (38), Soul Chaser (19), American Lane (18), Sand Shooter, Symphony In Motion, Tigerama (16), Badlands Nitro (9), Secrets Nephew (5), Artistic Fella, Juanita (3), Bullville Powerful, Mya Tri, Won The West (1)

Let me know what you think.