Beholder arrived at Keeneland on Oct. 19 ahead of her Breeders' Cup Classic bid. (Photos by Eclipse Sportswire unless noted)

Each week, through the NTRA’s Top Thoroughbred Poll, media members around the country vote on the top racehorses in the nation and give readers a sneak peak at who they are impressed with as top contenders in the road to the Breeders’ Cup. Get to know the horses they have named the top in the nation below and vote for your favorites on America's Best Racing's Fan Poll.

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AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS

No. 1: American Pharoah (44 first place votes)

Owner: Zayat Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Victor Espinoza

2015 stats: 8 starts, 7 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Classic, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 2: Beholder  

Photo by Coady Photography

Owner: Spendthrift Farm

Trainer: Richard Mandella

Jockey: Gary Stevens

Age/Gender: 5/Mare

2015 stats: 5 starts, 5 wins, 0 second, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Zenyatta Stakes, Santa Anita, Sept. 26

No. 3:  Liam's Map

Owner: Teresa Viola Racing Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Mike Smith

Age/Gender: 4/Colt

2015 stats: 4 starts, 3 wins, 1 second, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 4: Runhappy

Owner: James McIngvale

Jockey: Edgar Prado

Age/Gender: 3/Colt

2015 stats: 6 starts, 5 wins, 0 second, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 5: Tepin

Owner: Robert Masterson

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

Age/Gender: 4/Filly

2015 stats: 7 starts, 5 wins, 2 second, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Mile, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 6: Honor Code 

Photo by Penelope P. Miller

Owner: Lane's End Racing and Dell Ridge Farm

Trainer: Shug McGaughey

Jockey: Javier Castellano

Age/Gender: 4/Ridgling

2015 stats: 6 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 2 thirds

Previous race: 3rd, Breeders' Cup Classic, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 7: Songbird

Owner: Fox Hill Farm

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey: Mike Smith

Age/Gender: 2/Filly

2015 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 8: Nyquist

Owner: Reddam Racing

Trainer: Doug O'Neill

Jockey: Mario Gutierrez

Age/Gender: 2/Colt

2015 stats: 5 starts, 5 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third

Previous Race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 9: Private Zone

Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Owner: Good Friends Stable

Trainer: Jorge Navarro

Jockey: Martin Pedroza

Age/Gender: 6/Gelding

2015 stats: 6 starts, 3 wins, 2 second, 1 third

Previous Race: 2nd, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Keeneland, Oct. 31

No. 10: Shared Belief

Photo by Benoit Photo

Owner: Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Hollendorfer, Litt, Solis II and Todaro

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey: Mike Smith

Age/Gender: 4/Gelding

2015 stats: 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous Race: DNF, Charles Town Classic, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, April 1