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 16 of the 2024 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through May 12, 2024. Mystik Dan, winner of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, is ranked number one, while Preakness Stakes morning-line favorite Muth is ranked third. Muth subsequently was scratched from the middle jewel of the Triple Crown May 15 after spiking a fever.

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 MAY 13, 2024

Mystik Dan (Jessica Morgan/Eclipse Sportswire)

1. Mystik Dan (21 first-place votes)

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

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 1^st, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Sierra Leone (Coady Media)

2. Sierra Leone (5 first-place votes)

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

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

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

Muth (Alex Evers/Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Muth (3 first-place votes)

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, scratched from Preakness Stakes after spiking a fever May 15

Forever Young (Shamela Hanley/Eclipse Sportswire)

4. Forever Young (1 first-place vote)

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

Catching Freedom (Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)

5. Catching Freedom 

Owner: Albaugh Family Stables

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

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

Next race: Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Thorpedo Anna (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire)

6. Thorpedo Anna (1 first-place vote)

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: TBD, possibly the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Nysos (Eclipse Sportswire)

7. 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 minor injury reported March 12, targeting the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, Juy 20 at Monmouth Park

Fierceness (Alex Evers/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

Imagination (BENOIT photo)

10. Imagination

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert Masterson

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Frankie Dettori

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

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

Next race: Preakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

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