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. He's topped the poll for 13 consecutive weeks.
Two other horses in the Top 10 were in action last week, with Bythemissal and Tattoo Artist finishing 1-2, respectively, in the Potomac Pace.
No horses in the Top 10 changed positions in Week 23.
The final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll will be released on Nov. 28 following the completion of the Grand Circuit season.
The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll does not determine U.S. Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year.
Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll: Week 23 – Nov. 14, 2023
| Rank | Name (First Votes) | A/S/G | Record | Earnings (USD) | Points | Pvs |
| 1 | Confederate (35) | 3cp | 14-13-1-0 | $1,630,354 | 350 | 1 |
| 2 | Sylvia Hanover | 3fp | 13-10-2-0 | $767,959 | 306 | 2 |
| 3 | Tactical Approach | 3ct | 18-10-2-4 | $1,422,239 | 258 | 3 |
| 4 | Bythemissal | 4gp | 15-11-1-1 | $901,541 | 235 | 4 |
| 5 | Karl | 2ct | 9-8-1-0 | $836,822 | 161 | 5 |
| 6 | Tattoo Artist | 6hp | 23-9-6-2 | $933,962 | 151 | 6 |
| 7 | Jiggy Jog S | 4mt | 10-7-3-0 | $950,986 | 145 | 7 |
| 8 | T C I | 2ct | 12-10-2-0 | $1,238,870 | 129 | 8 |
| 9 | Geocentric | 2fp | 10-9-0-0 | $556,251 | 66 | 9 |
| 10 | Bond | 3ft | 12-8-1-1 | $803,321 | 58 | 10 |
ALSO: Its My Show 24; Its Academic 16; Grace Hill 10; Twin B Joe Fresh 8; Warrawee Michelle 3; So Much More 2; Alrajah One IT, My Girl EJ, The Light Speed 1.
(With files from USTA)