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RacingEach 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 2023 top 3-year-old rankings below in inaugural poll of the Triple Crown season. This poll will continue through the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets in June.
AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR JANUARY 31, 2023
1. Forte
Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2023 record: N/A
Last race: 1st, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Nov. 4 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes, March 4 at Gulfstream Park
Owner: Zedan Racing Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Southwest Stakes, Jan. 28 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: TBD
Owner: Gold Square
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Luis Saez
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Lecomte Stakes, Jan. 21 at Fair Grounds
Next race: TBD, possibly the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, Feb. 18 at Fair Grounds, or the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby, March 25 at Fair Grounds
4. Cave Rock
Owners: Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Juan Hernandez
2023 record: N/A
Last race: 2nd, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Nov. 4 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD
Owners: Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher Racing Operations
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Smarty Jones Stakes, Jan. 1 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: TBD, possibly the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, Feb. 18 at Fair Grounds, or the Rebel Stakes, Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park
Owner: Rodeo Creek Racing
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2023 record: N/A
Last race: 4th, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Nov. 4 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD
Owners: Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Juan Hernandez
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, San Vicente Stakes, Jan. 29 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD
8. Reincarnate
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Juan Hernandez
2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Jan. 8 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD, possibly the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, April 8 at Santa Anita Park
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2023 record: 1 start – 0 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Sham Stakes, Jan. 8 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD
10. Wonder Wheel
Owner: D. J. Stable
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
2023 record: N/A
Last race: 1st, NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, Nov. 3 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Suncoast Stakes, Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs, or the Davona Dale Stakes, March 4 at Gulfstream Park