Three-year-old male pacer Confederate closed out the 2023 Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Aside from qualifiers, no horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll raced last week, resulting in no changes with Confederate leading in the Week 24 edition of the rankings released on Tuesday, Nov. 21. This marks the 14th consecutive week Confederate has ranked No. 1.
Confederate won last week’s Hap Hansen Matron Stakes and remained the unanimous No. 1-ranked horse in the Week 23 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Breeders Crown champions Confederate and Sylvia Hanover held the top two spots in Tuesday’s Week 21 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while two other Crown winners moved up the Top 10 rankings and three other Crown champs moved in.