America's Best Thoroughbreds

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Girvin wins the Risen Star Stakes and 50 Kentucky Derby points. (Lou Hodges, Jr. /Hodges Photography)

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. 27

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1. McCraken (17 first-place votes)

Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds

Trainer: Ian Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Feb. 11 

Next race: TBD


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2. Irish War Cry (10 first-place votes)

Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso

Trainer: Graham Motion

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 4 

Next race: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, March 4


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3. Mastery (3 first-place votes)

Owner: Cheyenne Stables

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

2017 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Los Alamitos Futurity, Los Alamitos, Dec. 10

Next race: San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 11


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4. Classic Empire (2 first-place votes)

Owner: John Oxley

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

2017 stats: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 3rd, Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 4 

Next race: TBD, possibly Tampa Bay Derby, Tampa Bay Downs, March 11


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5. El Areeb (1 first-place vote)

Owner: M M G Stables

Trainer: Cathal Lynch

Jockey: Trevor McCarthy

2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, Feb. 4

Next race: Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct, March 4


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6. Unique Bella (5 first-place votes)

Owner: Don Alberto Stable

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey: Mike Smith

2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Feb. 5

Next race: Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Park, April 8 


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7. Gormley

Owner: Jerry and Ann Moss

Trainer: John Shirreffs

Jockey: Victor Espinoza

2017 stats: 1 start, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Jan. 7

Next race: TBD, possibly San Felipe Stakes on March 11 at Santa Anita Park


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8. One Liner

Owner: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2017 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Feb. 4

Next race: TBD


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9. Girvin

Owner: Brad Grady

Trainer: Joe Sharp

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2017 stats:  2 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Risen Star Stakes, Fair Grounds, March 4

Next race: TBD


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10. Gunnevera

Owner: Peacock Racing Stables

Trainer: Antonio Sano

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2017 stats: 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds

Previous race: 2nd, Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 4

Next race: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, March 4

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