
Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Holy Bull Stakes Winners
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. The poll will run weekly through June 6. Find out the latest 2020 top 3-year-old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of March 2
1. Tiz the Law (33 first-place votes)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Holy Bull Stakes, Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park
2. Thousand Words (4 first-place votes)
Owners: Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2020 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Feb. 1 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, March 7 at Santa Anita Park
3. Ete Indien (1 first-place vote)
Trainer: Patrick Biancone
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes, Feb. 29 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park
4. Nadal (2 first-place votes)
Owners: George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman, and Mark Mathiesen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2020 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, San Vicente Stakes, Feb. 9 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Rebel Stakes, March 14 at Oaklawn Park
5. Sole Volante
Owners: Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Andie Biancone, and Limelight Stables
Trainer: Patrick Biancone
Jockey: Luca Panici
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs
Next race: Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, March 7 at Tampa Bay Downs
6. Authentic (1 first-place vote)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2020 record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, March 7 at Santa Anita Park
7. Silver Prospector (2 first-place votes)
Owners: Ed Orr and Susie Orr
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Southwest Stakes, Feb. 17 at Oaklawn Park
Next race: Rebel Stakes, March 14 at Oaklawn Park
Owners: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, Kathleen Verratti, and Robert Verratti
Trainer: Michael Trombetta
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs
Next race: Curlin Florida Derby, March 28 at Gulfstream Park
9. Maxfield (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Godolphin
Trainer: Brendan Walsh
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2020 record: unraced
Last race: 1st, Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, Oct. 5 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: TBD
10. Mr. Monomoy
Owners: Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, and Doheny Racing Stable
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford (first division), Feb. 15 at Fair Grounds
Next race: TBD; off the Derby trail with minor injury