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America's Best Horses for July 13
RacingEach 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 July 13
1. Tiz the Law (39 first-place votes)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 20 at Belmont Park
Next race: Runhappy Travers Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
2. Honor A. P. (1 first-place vote)
Owner: C R K Stable
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Shared Belief Stakes, Aug. 1 at Del Mar
3. Authentic
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2020 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 18 at Monmouth Park
Owner: Bruce Lunsford
Trainer: Tom Drury Jr.
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, July 11 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Ellis Park Derby, Aug. 9 at Ellis Park
5. Dr Post
Owner: St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2020 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 20 at Belmont Park
Next race: TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 18 at Monmouth Park
Owner: Victoria's Ranch
Trainer: Juan Carlos Avila
Jockey: Samy Camacho
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
7. Uncle Chuck
Owners: Karl Watson, Michael Pegram, and Paul Weitman
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Luis Saez
2020 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Los Alamitos Derby, July 5 at Los Alamitos
Next race: TBD, possibly Shared Belief Stakes, Aug. 1 at Del Mar
Owner: Peter Callahan
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 6 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, July 11 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD, eventual goal of Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Oaks
9. Gamine
Owner: Michael Lund Petersen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Longines Acorn Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park
Next race: TBD, eventual goal of Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Oaks
10. Max Player
Owners: George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Linda Rice
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 20 at Belmont Park
Next race: TBD