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 Thoroughbred Poll.
Find out the 2022 top 3-year-old rankings below in the final poll of the Triple Crown season.
AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 14, 2022
1. Mo Donegal (18 first-place votes)
Owner: Donegal Racing
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2022 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 11 at Belmont Park
Next race: Long-term goal is the Runhappy Travers Stakes, Aug. 27 at Saratoga Race Course
2. Early Voting (3 first-place votes)
Owner: Klaravich Stables
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2022 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, May 21 at Pimlico
Next race: TBD, possibly the TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 23 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes, July 30 at Saratoga Race Course
3 (tie). Epicenter (7 first-place votes)
Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2022 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 3 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, May 21 at Pimlico
Next race: TBD, possibly the TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 23 at Monmouth Park
3 (tie). Jack Christopher (7 first-place votes)
Owners: Jim Bakke, Gerry Isbister, Coolmore Stud and White Birch Farm
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2022 record: 2 start – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Woody Stephens Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun, June 11 at Belmont Park
Next race: TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 23 at Monmouth Park
5. Zandon
Owner: Jeff Drown
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2022 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 7 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Jim Dandy Stakes, July 30 at Saratoga Race Course
6. Rich Strike
Owner: RED TR-Racing
Trainer: Eric Reed
Jockey: Sonny Leon
2022 record: 5 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Last race: 6th, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 11 at Belmont Parks
Next race: Runhappy Travers Stakes, Aug. 27 at Saratoga Race Course
7. Nest
Owners: Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Michael House
Trainer: Jose Ortiz
Jockey: Todd Pletcher
2022 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, June 11 at Belmont Park
Next race: TVD, possibly the Coaching Club American Oaks, July 23 at Saratoga Race Course
8. Secret Oath
Owner: Briland Farm
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Luis Saez
2022 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 4th, Preakness Stakes, May 21 at Pimlico
Next race: Coaching Club American Oaks, July 23 at Saratoga Race Course
9 (tie). Simplification
Owners: Tami Bobo and Tristan De Meric
Trainer: Antonio Sano
Jockey: John Velazquez
2022 record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 2 thirds
Last race: 6th, Preakness Stakes, May 21 at Pimlico
Next race: TBD
9 (tie). Taiba
Owner: Zedan Racing Stables
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: Mike Smith
2022 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 12th, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, May 7 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
