America's Best Horses for June 15

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No. 1-ranked Tiz the Law races in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, the same track he won the Champagne Stakes on last fall. (Eclipse Sportswire)

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.


AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of June 15

Tiz the Law
Eclipse Sportswire

1. Tiz the Law (28 first-place votes)

Owner: Sackatoga Stable

Trainer: Barclay Tagg

Jockey: Manuel Franco

2020 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park

Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park


Honor A. P.
BENOIT photo

2. Honor A. P. (9 first-place votes)

Owner: C R K Stable

Trainer: John Shirreffs

Jockey: Mike Smith

2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park

Next race: TBD


Authentic
BENOIT photo

3. Authentic

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Frederick Hertrich III, John Fielding, and Golconda Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke

2020 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park

Next race:  TBD


King Guillermo
Eclipse Sportswire

4. King Guillermo

Owner: Victoria's Ranch

Trainer: Juan Carlos Avila

Jockey: Samy Camacho

2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: TBD


Sole Volante
Sole Volante (Eclipse Sportswire)

5. Sole Volante

Owners: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Andie Biancone, and Limelight Stables

Trainer: Patrick Biancone

Jockey: Florent Geroux

2020 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1st, allowance race at Gulfstream Park on June 10

Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park


Maxfield
Coady Photography

6. Maxfield

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brendan Walsh

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

2020 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Matt Winn Stakes, May 23 at Churchill Downs

Next race: TBD, out of training due to injury


Charlatan
Eclipse Sportswire

7. Charlatan 

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Frederick Hertrich III, John D. Fielding, and Golconda Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Martin Garcia

2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: TBD, out of training with minor injury


Nadal
Coady Photography

8. Nadal

Owners: George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman, and Mark Mathiesen

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2020 record: 4 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1stArkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: None; retired due to injury


Basin
Eclipse Sportswire

9. Basin

Owner: Jackpot Farm

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.

2020 record: 3 starts – 0 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 2nd, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: TBD


Ete Indien
Lauren King/Coglianese photo

10. Ete Indien

Owner: Linda Shanahan, Sanford Bacon, Dream With Me Stable, Horse France America, D P Racing, and Patrick L. Biancone Racing

Trainer: Patrick Biancone

Jockey: Florent Geroux

2020 record: 4 starts  – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 4th, allowance race at Gulfstream Park on June 10

Next race: TBD

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