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RacingEach week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Week 11 of the 2023 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through April 9, 2023.
The 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses.
AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR APRIL 10, 2023
1. Forte (32 first-place votes)
Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2023 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa, April 1 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
2. Tapit Trice (4 first-place votes)
Owners: Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez
2023 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, April 8 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
3. Practical Move (1 first-place vote)
Owners: Leslie Amestoy, Pierre Jean Amestoy Jr. and Roger Beasley
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, San Felipe Stakes, March 4 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Santa Anita Derby, April 8 at Santa Anita Park
Owner: Albaugh Family Stables
2023 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, April 1 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
5. Kingsbarns (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Spendthrift Farm
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2023 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby, March 25 at Fair Grounds
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
Owner: Hiroyuki Asanuma
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
2023 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, UAE Derby Sponsored by Atlantis the Royal, March 25 at Meydan Racecourse
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
7. Two Phil’s
Owners: Patricia’s Hope and Phillip Sagan
Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
2023 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Jeff Ruby Steaks, March 25 at Turfway Park
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
8. Verifying
Owner: Westerburg, Magnier, Poulin, Smith, Tabor
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
2023 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, April 8 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
Owners: Hiroaki Arai
Trainer: Terunobu Fujita
Jockey: Kazushi Kimora
2023 record: 2 starts – 0 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Santa Anita Derby, April 8 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs, or Preakness Stakes, May 20 at Pimlico
10. Confidence Game
Owner: Don’t Tell My Wife Stables
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: James Graham
2023 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Rebel Stakes, Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: TBD, possibly Stonestreet Lexington Stakes, April 15 at Keeneland Race Course or Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 6 at Churchill Downs
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