
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Back to the Basics and Building Confidence
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
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)
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: 3rd, Belmont 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
Owner: MyRacehorse
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Jaime Torres
2024 record: 6 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 7th, 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
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
Owner: Susumo Fujita
Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
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
Owner: Albaugh Family Stables
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2024 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Preakness 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