America’s Best Thoroughbreds for Nov. 3

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Goldencents made his way back to the top 10 of the Poll when he won his second Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. (Photos by Eclipse Sportswire)

Each week media members around the country vote on the top Thoroughbreds in the nation and give readers a sneak peak at who they are considering for the Eclipse Awards in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Get to know the horses they have named the top in the nation below and vote for your favorites on America's Best Racing's Fan Poll. Don't forget to share your own Poll on Facebook and Twitter!

No. 1: Main Sequence

Owner: Flaxman Holdings

Trainer: Graham Motion

Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

2014 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Turf, Santa Anita, Nov. 1

No. 2: Bayern


Owner: Kaleem Shah

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Martin Garcia

2014 stats: 10 starts, 6 wins, 1 second, 1 third

Previous race: 1st, Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita, Nov. 1

No. 3: California Chrome (2 first place votes)

Owner: Steve Corburn and Perry Martin

Trainer: Art Sherman

Jockey: Victor Espinoza

2014 stats: 7 starts, 5 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 6th, Pennsylvania Derby, Parx, Sept 20

Next potential race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita, Nov. 1

No. 7: Untapable

Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Rosie Napravnik

2014 stats: 6 starts, 5 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Cotillion Stakes, Parx Racing, Sept. 20 

Next potential race: Breeders' Cup Distaff, Oct. 31, Santa Anita

No. 1 : Shared Belief (27 first place votes)

Photo by Benoit Photo

Owner: Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Hollendorfer, Litt, Solis II and Todaro

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey: Mike Smith

2014 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous Race: 1st, Awesome Again Stakes, Santa Anita, Sept. 27

Next potential race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita, Nov. 1

No. 2: Wise Dan (12 first place votes)

Owner: Morton Fink

Trainer: Charlie LoPresti

Jockey: John Velazquez

2014 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous Race: 1st, Shadwell Turf Mile, Keeneland, Oct. 4 

Next potential race: TBA 

No. 8: Close Hatches 

Photo by NYRA/Lauren King

Owner: Juddmonte Farms

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2014 stats: 5 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 4th, Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, Keeneland, Oct. 5

Next potential race: Breeders' Cup Distaff, Oct. 31, Santa Anita

No. 3: Tonalist (1 first place vote)


Owner: Robert Evans

Trainer: Christophe Clement

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2014 stats: 7 starts, 4 wins, 2 seconds, 1 thirds

Previous Race: 1st, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Belmont Park, Sept. 27

Next potential race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita, Nov. 1

No. 10: Palace Malice

Owner: Dogwood Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2014 stats: 5 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 6th, Whitney Stakes, Saratoga, Aug. 2

Next potential race: TBA

No. 9:  Beholder

Photo by Benoit Photo

Owner: Spendthrift Farm

Trainer: Richard Mandella

Jockey: Mike Smith

2014 stats: 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Zenyatta Stakes, Santa Anita, Sept. 27

Next potential race: TBA

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