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Derby winner Always Dreaming remains the No. 1-ranked 3-year-old in the country. (Eclipse Sportswire)

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top racehorses on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. Now that the Kentucky Derby 143 dust has settled, find the latest top 3-year-old rankings below.

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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of May 15

Eclipse Sportswire

1. Always Dreaming (35 first-place votes)

Owner: MeB Racing Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola Racing, St. Elias, Siena Farm and West Point

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2017 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


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2. Classic Empire 

Owner: John Oxley

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 4th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


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3. Lookin At Lee 

Owner: L and N Racing

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Corey Lanerie

2017 stats: 4 starts, 0 win, 1 second, 2 thirds

Previous race: 2nd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


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4. Battle of Midway

Owner: WinStar Farm and Don Alberto Stable

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey:  Flavien Prat

2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds

Previous race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race:  Affirmed Stakes, Santa Anita Park, June 24


Bob Coglianese/Gulfstream Park

5. Irish War Cry 

Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso

Trainer: Graham Motion

Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 10th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race:  TBD


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6. McCraken 

Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds

Trainer: Ian Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 8th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6  

Next race: TBD


Eclipse Sportswire

7. Practical Joke

Owner: Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2017 stats: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 5th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Dwyer Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10


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8. Gunnevera 

Owner: Peacock Racing Stables

Trainer: Antonio Sano

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2017 stats: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 1 third

Previous race: 7th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20


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9. Unique Bella

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: TBD


Eclipse Sportswire

10. Abel Tasman

Owner: China Horse Club and Clearsky Farms

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs, May 5

Next race: Acorn Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10

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