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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. Find out their top 10 3-year-old Thoroughbreds below.
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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of Feb. 12
1. Good Magic (28 first-place votes)
Owners: eFive Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2018 stats: 0 starts, 0 firsts, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Del Mar, Nov. 4
Next race: Possibly Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, March 3
2. Bolt d’Oro (11 first-place votes)
Owner: Ruis Racing
Trainer: Mick Ruis
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2018 stats: 0 starts, 0 firsts, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 3rd, Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Del Mar, Nov. 4
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 10
3. McKinzie (1 first-place vote)
Owners: Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Jan. 6
Next race: TBD
4. Audible
Owner: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, and SF Racing
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 3
Next race: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, March 31
5. Instilled Regard (1 first-place vote)
Owner: OXO Equine
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Lecomte Stakes, Fair Grounds, Jan. 13
Next race: Risen Star Stakes, Fair Grounds, Feb. 17
6. Solomini
Owner: Zayat Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2018 stats: 0 starts, 0 firsts, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 3rd, Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity, Los Alamitos, Dec. 9
Next race: TBD
7. Avery Island
Owner: Godolphin Racing
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Jockey: Joe Bravo
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, Feb. 3
Next race: TBD
8. Flameaway
Owner: John Oxley
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Jose Lezcano
2018 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Feb. 10
Next race: TBD, possibly Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Tampa Bay Downs, March 10
9. Catholic Boy (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Robert LaPenta
Trainer: Jonathan Thomas
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2018 stats: 0 starts, 0 firsts, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 2nd, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Feb. 10
Next race: TBD
10. Mask
Owner: Lane’s End Racing
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Mucho Macho Man Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Jan. 6
Next race: TBD