This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands are not quite as strong as they were last week.
Run at 1 1/16 miles, Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans is the first non-Japanese race on the road to the Kentucky Derby awarding 50 points to the winner, and it is the local prep for the million-dollar Louisiana Derby, run five weeks later.
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. Find the latest 2017 Top 3-Year-Old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of Feb. 21
Award-winning BloodHorse senior correspondent Steve Haskin presents his latest Derby Dozen, taking a look at his leading contenders for the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on May 6.
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. Find the latest 2017 Top 3-Year-Old rankings below.
AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of Feb. 13
