Each 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 latest poll of the Triple Crown season, current through all horses' racing performances through Feb. 12. This poll will continue through the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets in June.

AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Forte. (Gary Johnson/Eclipse Sportswire)

1. Forte (17 first-place votes)

Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2023 record: N/A

Last race: 1^st, 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

Arabian Knight. (Tommy Land/Eclipse Sportswire)

2. Arabian Knight (14 first-place votes)

Owner: Zedan Racing Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: John Velazquez

2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Southwest Stakes, Jan. 28 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: TBD, possibly the Rebel Stakes, Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park, or the Arkansas Derby, April 1 at Oaklawn Park

Instant Coffee. (Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Instant Coffee (1 first-place vote)

Owner: Gold Square

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luis Saez

2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Lecomte Stakes, Jan. 21 at Fair Grounds

Next race: Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby, March 25 at Fair Grounds

Cave Rock. (Alex Evers/Eclipse Sportswire)

4. Cave Rock

Owners: Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Juan Hernandez

2023 record: N/A

Last race: 2^nd, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Nov. 4 at Keeneland Race Course

Next race: TBD

Rocket Can (Liz Lamont/Eclipse Sportswire)

5. Rocket Can

Owner: Frank Fletcher Racing Operations

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Holy Bull Stakes, Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park

Next race: TBD

Victory Formation. (Tommy Land/Eclipse Sportswire)

6. Victory Formation

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: 1^st, Smarty Jones Stakes, Jan. 1 at Oaklawn Park

Next race: Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, Feb. 18 at Fair Grounds

Hit Show. (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire)

7. Hit Show

Owners: Gary and Mary West

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Manny Franco

2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Withers Stakes, Feb. 11 at Aqueduct

Next race: TBD, possibly the Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets April 1 at Aqueduct

Reincarnate. (Alex Evers/Eclipse Sportswire)

8. Reincarnate

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Juan Hernandez

2023 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Sham Stakes, Jan. 8 at Santa Anita Park

Next race: TBD, possibly the San Felipe Stakes, March 4 at Santa Anita Park

Blazing Sevens. (Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire)

9. Blazing Sevens

Owner: Rodeo Creek Racing

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2023 record: N/A

Last race: 4^th, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Nov. 4 at Keeneland Race Course

Next race: TBD

Litigate. (Carson Blevins.)

10. Litigate

Owners: Centennial Farms

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey:  Luis Saez

2023 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs

Next race: TBD

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