Thorpedo Anna Rockets to Top of Final NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll

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NTRA poll 3-year-old Triple Crown Kentucky Derby Preakness Belmont Thorpedo Anna Mystik Dan Dornoch Sierra Leone Seize the Grey Mindframe Forever Young Muth Catching Freedom Book’em Danno horse racing
Star filly Thorpedo Anna finished the 2024 Triple Crown season ranked first in the NTRA’s poll of 3-year-olds despite not racing in any of the three Triple Crown races. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Week 20 of the 2024 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through June 10, 2024, and is the final poll of the Triple Crown season, which ended June 8 with the 156th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets.

Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system.


AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 10, 2024

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1. Thorpedo Anna (20 first-place votes)

Owners: Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2024 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, DK Horse Acorn Stakes, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Coaching Club American Oaks, July 20 at Saratoga Race Course


2. Mystik Dan (9 first-place votes)

Owners: Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, Daniel Hamby III, and Valley View Farm

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2024 record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 8th, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course


3. Dornoch (2 first-place votes)

Owners: West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing, and Pine Racing Stables

Trainer: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Luis Saez

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD, possibly the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course


4. Sierra Leone (1 first-place vote)

Owners: Peter Brant, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, and Brooke Smith

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 3rdBelmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD, targeting the DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course


5. Seize the Grey 

Owner: MyRacehorse

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: Jaime Torres

2024 record: 6 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 7thBelmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD, possibly the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course


6. Mindframe (1 first-place vote)

Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD, possibly the Curlin Stakes, July 19, or the Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27, both at Saratoga Race Course


7. Forever Young

Owner: Susumo Fujita

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 3rdKentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race: TBD


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8. Muth 

Owner: Zedan Racing Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey:  Juan Hernandez

2024 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, March 30 at Oaklawn Park

Next race:  TBD, targeting the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park


9. Catching Freedom 

Owner: Albaugh Family Stables

TrainerBrad Cox

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds

Last race: 3rdPreakness Stakes, May 18 at Pimlico

Next race: TBD, possibly the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course


10. Book’em Danno

Owner: Atlantic Six Racing

Trainer: Derek Ryan

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Woody Stephens Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD, possibly the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

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