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Always Dreaming poses after winning the Kentucky Derby. (Eclipse Sportswire)

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. Now that the Kentucky Derby 143 dust has settled, find the latest top 3-year-old rankings below.

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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of May 8

Eclipse Sportswire

1. Always Dreaming (43 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: 1st, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


Eclipse Sportswire

2. Classic Empire 

Owner: John Oxley

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 4th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


Coady Photography

3. Lookin At Lee 

Owner: L and N Racing

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Corey Lanerie

2017 stats: 4 starts, 0 win, 1 second, 2 thirds

Previous race: 2nd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


Eclipse Sportswire

4. Battle of Midway

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:  TBD


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5. Irish War Cry 

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:  TBD


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6. 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: TBD


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7. 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: TBD


Eclipse Sportswire

8. Gunnevera 

Owner: Peacock Racing Stables

Trainer: Antonio Sano

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2017 stats: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 1 third

Previous race: 7th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


Eclipse Sportswire

9. Unique Bella

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


Coady Photography

10. Abel Tasman

Owner: China Horse Club and Clearsky Farms

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs, May 5

Next race: TBD

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