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 19 of the 2025 NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll covers races through June 8 and reflects the results of the June 7 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Saratoga Race Course. This is the final poll of the Triple Crown season.

Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. (First-place votes are in parentheses.)

AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 2, 2025

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1. Sovereignty (30 first-place votes)

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2025 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race:  Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 26 at Saratoga Race Course

Eclipse Sportswire

2. Journalism 

Owners: Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and LaPenta, Robert V.

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

2025 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 2^nd, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

Eclipse Sportswire

3. Baeza

Owners:  C R K Stable and Grandview Equine

Trainer: John Shirreffs

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2025 record: 5 starts – 1 win – 2 seconds – 2 thirds

Last race: 3^rd, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

Eclipse Sportswire

4. Sandman

Owners: D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, CJ Stables

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: John Velazquez

2025 record: 5 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 2 thirds

Last race: 3^rd, Preakness Stakes, May 17 at Pimlico

Next race: TBD, possibly the Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, July 26 at Saratoga Race Course

Eclipse Sportswire

5. Rodriguez

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

2025 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 4^th, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

Eclipse Sportswire

6. Gosger

Owner: Harvey A. Clarke Racing Stables

Trainer: Brendan Walsh

Jockey: Luis Saez

2025 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2^nd, Preakness Stakes, May 17 at Pimlico

Next race: NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, July 19 at Monmouth Park

Coady Media

7. East Avenue

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brendan Walsh

Jockey: Luis Saez

2025 record: 4 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Matt Winn Stakes, June 8 at Churchill Downs

Next race: TBD, possibly the NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, July 19 at Monmouth Park

Eclipse Sportswire

8. Good Cheer 

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luis Saez

2025 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 5^th, DK Horse Acorn Stakes, June 6 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

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9. Nitrogen

Owner: D. J. Stable

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

2025 record: 5 starts – 5 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Wonder Again Stakes, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, July 5 at Saratoga Race Course

Eclipse Sportswire

10. Burnham Square

Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds

Trainer: Ian Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2025 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2^nd, Matt Winn Stakes, June 8 at Churchill Downs

Next race: NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, July 19 at Monmouth Park