Each 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 18 of the 2024 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through May 27, 2024. The first- and second-place finishers from the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone, and ranked No. 1 and No. 2.

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. 

AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR MAY 28, 2024

Mystik Dan. (Eclipse Sportswire)

1. Mystik Dan 

Owners: Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, Daniel Hamby III, and Valley View Farm

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2024 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Next race: Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Sierra Leone. (Carson Blevins/Eclipse Sportswire)

2. Sierra Leone 

Owners: Peter Brant, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, and Brooke Smith

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2^nd, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Seize the Grey. (Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Seize the Grey 

Owners: MyRacehorse

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: Jaime Torres

2024 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Next race: Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Catching Freedom. (Justin Manning/Eclipse Sportswire)

4. Catching Freedom 

Owner: Albaugh Family Stables

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds

Last race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Next race: TBD

Forever Young. (Shamela Hanley/Eclipse Sportswire)

5. Forever Young

Owner: Susumo Fujita

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 3^rd, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race: TBD

Muth. (BENOIT photo)

6. Muth 

Owner: Zedan Racing Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey:  Juan Hernandez

2024 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, March 30 at Oaklawn Park

Next race:  TBD

Thorpedo Anna. (Eclipse Sportswire)

7. Thorpedo Anna 

Owners: Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2024 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Longines Kentucky Oaks, May 3 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Acorn Stakes, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course, or Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Fierceness. (Scott Serio/Eclipse Sportswire)

8. Fierceness 

Owner: Repole Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2024 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 15^th, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race:  Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Resilience. (Sue Kawczynski/Eclipse Sportswire)

9. Resilience

Owners: Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 6^th, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race:  TBD

Nysos. (BENOIT photo)

10. Nysos 

Owner: Baoma Corp.

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park

Next race: TBD, sidelined due to injury reported March 12

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