Preakness Quick Sheet: Get to Know the 2021 Preakness Horses
America's Best Horses for Oct. 5
RacingEach week during the extended Triple Crown season in 2020, members of the media around the country voted on the nation's top contenders in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the top 3-year-old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of Oct. 5
1. Authentic (18 first-place votes)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 record: 6 starts – 4 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course
2. Tiz the Law (14 first-place votes)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 5 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course
3. Swiss Skydiver (11 first-place votes)
Owner: Peter Callahan
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Robby Albarado
2020 record: 9 starts – 5 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff or Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course
Owner: Bruce Lunsford
Trainer: Tom Drury Jr.
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2020 record: 5 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 4th, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course
5. Honor A. P.
Owner: C R K Stable
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 4 starts – 1 win – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 4th, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: retired on Sept. 14 due to tendon injury.
6. Gamine
Owner: Michael Lund Petersen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
Owners: Flurry Racing Stable, Qatar Racing Ltd. and Big Aut Farms
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 7 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 2 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, Oct. 4 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD
8. Max Player
Owners: George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds Corp.
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Paco Lopez
2020 record: 5 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 5th, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: TBD
Owners: Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 8th, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: TBD
10. Jesus' Team
Owner: Grupo Seven C Stable
Trainer: Jose D'Angelo
Jockey: Jevian Toledo
2020 record: 8 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course