2024 Kentucky Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
America's Best Horses for Sept. 28
RacingEach 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 Sept. 28
1. Authentic (23 first-place votes)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 record: 5 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
2. Tiz the Law (14 first-place votes)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 5 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course
Owner: Bruce Lunsford
Trainer: Tom Drury Jr.
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2020 record: 4 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Ellis Park Derby, Aug. 9 at Ellis Park
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Owner: Peter Callahan
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
2020 record: 8 starts – 4 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
5. Honor A. P.
Owner: C R K Stable
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 4 starts – 1 win – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 4th, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: retired on Sept. 14 due to tendon injury.
Owners: Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Shared Belief Stakes, Aug. 1 at Del Mar
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
Owners: Flurry Racing Stable, Qatar Racing Ltd. and Big Aut Farms
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2020 record: 6 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
8. Max Player
Owners: George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds Corp.
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.
2020 record: 4 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 5th, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course
9. Gamine
Owner: Michael Lund Petersen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
10. Mr. Big News
Owner: Allied Racing Stable
Trainer: Bret Calhoun
Jockey: Gabriel Saez
2020 record: 8 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Preakness Stakes, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course