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America's Best Horses for June 29
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 June 29
1. Tiz the Law (40 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: 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, Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD
3. Authentic
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2020 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD
4. Dr Post
Owners: 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: TBD
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. Gamine
Owners: 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
7. Charlatan
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: TBD, out of training with minor injury
8. Max Player
Owner: 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
Owner: Peter Callahan
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Santa Anita Oaks, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD, eventual goal of Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Oaks
10. 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, out of training due to injury