all in Triple Crown

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2020 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown and Kentucky Oaks trails in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of June 22

Moments after Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law captured the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Belmont Park June 20, trainer Barclay Tagg could be heard asking those in charge of the trophy presentation to hurry things up – he had to get back to his horses.

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from Belmont Stakes Day, held without fans on Saturday at Belmont Park. The 152nd edition of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, the oldest of the Triple Crown races, served as the opening leg of this year’s Triple Crown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was cut back from a mile and a half to a one-turn, mile-and-an-eighth contest.

When the 152nd Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets was finally decided late in the day June 20, the outcome was rather predictable.

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