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America's Best Thoroughbreds
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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 Feb. 13

1. McCraken (18 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: TBD

2. Irish War Cry (6 first-place votes)
Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso
Trainer: Graham Motion
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 4
Next race: TBD

3. Classic Empire (3 first-place votes)
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: TBD

4. 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: TBD

5. El Areeb (1 first-place votes)
Owner: M M G Stables
Trainer: Cathal Lynch
Jockey: Trevor McCarthy
2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, Feb. 4
Next race: TBD, possibly Gotham Stakes on March 4 or Wood Memorial Stakes on April 8, both at Aqueduct
6. Unique Bella (5 first-place votes)
Owner: Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 5
Next race: TBD, possibly the Santa Ysabel Stakes on March 4 or the Santa Anita Oaks on April 8, both at Santa Anita Park
7. Gormley (2 first-place votes)
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: TBD, possibly San Felipe Stakes on March 11 at Santa Anita Park
Owner: Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Team D
Trainer: Tony Dutrow
Jockey: John Velazquez
2017 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Remsen Stakes, Aqueduct, Nov. 26
Next race: TBD, possibly Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct, March 4
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2017 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 3rd, Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Santa Anita Park, Nov. 5
Next race: TBD, possibly March 4 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct or Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Owner: Jerry and Ann Moss
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 4
Next race: TBD