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Forte, 2023 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Top 3-year-olds, Thoroughbred poll

Forte Stands Alone Atop Final Pre-Kentucky Derby NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll

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 14 of the 2023 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers racing performances through April 30. A flip-flop between the seventh and eighth horses on this list was the only change from the previous week.

Skinner John Shirreffs Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs

Shirreffs Seeking Second Kentucky Derby Upset With Skinner

Eighteen years after winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, veteran trainer John Shirreffs is back with a 3-year-old with similarities to the 50-1 Derby upsetter.

Southlawn, Mark Casse, Fair Grounds Oaks, Longines Kentucky Oaks

Trainer Norm Casse Ready for First Kentucky Oaks Appearance with Southlawn

After years of tending to numerous horses pointing to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for his father, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, Norm Casse will saddle

Kentucky Derby Post Positions Todd Pletcher Forte Tapit Trice Kingsbarns

Promising Post-Position Draw for Pletcher's Kentucky Derby Trio, Including Champion Forte

After watching two of his horses draw the disadvantageous inside post in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve the past two years, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher expressed a measure of relief that Forte secured post-position 15 for the $3 million race May 6 at

Keith Desormeaux Confidence Game Rebel Stakes James Graham Kentucky Derby

Rebel Stakes Winner Confidence Game’s Kentucky Derby Bid a ‘Celebration’

When trainer Keith Desormeaux arrived at Churchill Downs in 2016 to prepare Exaggerator, his first starter in the Kentucky Derby, he admits he was on edge around his barn, unaccustomed to a stable area drawing so much activity from media and observers.

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