Preakness Quick Sheet: Get to Know the 2021 Preakness Horses
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top racehorses on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. With the first two legs of the Triple Crown behind us, find the latest top 3-year-old rankings below.
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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of June 5
1. Classic Empire (17 first-place votes)
Owner: John Oxley
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
2017 stats: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 1 third
Previous race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
2. Always Dreaming (14 first-place votes)
Owner: MeB Racing Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola Racing, St. Elias, Siena Farm and West Point
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
2017 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 8th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: TBD, pointed toward either the Haskell Invitational, Monmouth Park, July 30 or Jim Dandy Stakes, Saratoga, July 29
3. Cloud Computing (3 first-place votes)
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third
Previous race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: TBD, pointed toward Jim Dandy Stakes, Saratoga, July 29
Owner: L and N Racing
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
2017 stats: 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds
Previous race: 4th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
Owner: WinStar Farm and Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds
Previous race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Affirmed Stakes, Santa Anita Park, June 24
Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso
Trainer: Graham Motion
Jockey: Rajiv Maragh
2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 10th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
7. Unique Bella (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 3 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Santa Ysabel Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 4
Next race: TBD
8. McCraken
Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Ian Wilkes
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third
Previous race: 8th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Matt Winn Stakes, Churchill Downs, June 17
9. Mastery (2 first-place votes)
Owner: Cheyenne Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 11
Next race: TBD
10. Practical Joke
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2017 stats: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 5th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Dwyer Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10