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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 Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of June 1
1. Tiz the Law (27 first-place votes)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park
2. Charlatan
Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Frederick Hertrich III, John D. Fielding, and Golconda Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Martin Garcia
2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park
3. Authentic (2 first-place votes)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2020 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, San Felipe Stakes, March 7 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
4. Maxfield
Owner: Godolphin
Trainer: Brendan Walsh
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2020 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Matt Winn Stakes, May 23 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD, possibly the Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park
5. King Guillermo (1 first-place vote)
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: TBD
6. Honor A. P.
Owner: C R K Stable
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 1 start – 0 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, San Felipe Stakes, March 7 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
7. Nadal (5 first-place votes)
Owners: George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman, and Mark Mathiesen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2020 record: 4 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: None; retired due to injury
8. Sole Volante
Owners: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Andie Biancone, and Limelight Stables
Trainer: Patrick Biancone
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, March 7 at Tampa Bay Downs
Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park
9. Ete Indien
Trainer: Patrick Biancone
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 1 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: TBD, possibly the Haskell Invitational, July 18 at Monmouth Park
10. Basin
Owner: Jackpot Farm
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.
2020 record: 3 starts – 0 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Arkansas Derby, May 2 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: Belmont Stakes, June 20 at Belmont Park