2025 Jockey Club Gold Cup Cheat Sheet
America's Best Thoroughbreds
Racing
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 3-year-Old Poll. Find the latest 2017 Top 3-Year-Old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of March 6
1. McCraken (13 first-place votes)
Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Ian Wilkes
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Feb. 11
Next race: Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, April 8

2. Gunnevera (9 first-place votes)
Owner: Peacock Racing Stables
Trainer: Antonio Sano
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2017 stats: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, March 4
Next race: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, April 1

3. Mastery (4 first-place votes)
Owner: Cheyenne Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Los Alamitos Futurity, Los Alamitos, Dec. 10
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 11

4. Unique Bella (8 first-place votes)
Owner: Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 3 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Santa Ysabel Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 4
Next race: Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Park, April 8

5. Classic Empire (1 first-place vote)
Owner: John Oxley
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
2017 stats: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third
Previous race: 3rd, Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 4
Next race: Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, April 8
6. Gormley (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Jerry and Ann Moss
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Jan. 7
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 11
7. One Liner
Owner: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Feb. 4
Next race: TBD

8. J Boys Echo (2 first-place votes)
Owner: Albaugh Family Stable
Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: Robby Albarado
2017 stats: 2 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third
Previous race: 1st, Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct, March 4
Next race: TBD, either Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct or Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, both on April 8

9. Girvin
Owner: Brad Grady
Trainer: Joe Sharp
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2017 stats: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Risen Star Stakes, Fair Grounds, March 4
Next race: Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, April 1

10. Practical Joke
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2017 stats: 1 start, 0 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds
Previous race: 2nd, Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, March 4
Next race: TBD