Every week, members of the nationwide media vote on the nation’s high contenders on the Triple Crown path within the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA) High Thoroughbred Ballot.
Week 20 of the 2024 High 3-12 months-Previous Thoroughbred Ballot performed by the NTRA covers racing performances by June 10, 2024, and is the ultimate ballot of the Triple Crown season, which ended June 8 with the 156th Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets.
Rankings are based mostly on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system.
AMERICA’S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 10, 2024
1. Thorpedo Anna (20 first-place votes)
House owners: Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing
Coach: Ken McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2024 file: 3 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, DK Horse Acorn Stakes, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: Teaching Membership American Oaks, July 20 at Saratoga Race Course
2. Mystik Dan (9 first-place votes)
House owners: Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, Daniel Hamby III, and Valley View Farm
Coach: Ken McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2024 file: 6 begins – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Final race: 8th, Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course
3. Dornoch (2 first-place votes)
House owners: West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Steady, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing, and Pine Racing Stables
Coach: Danny Gargan
Jockey: Luis Saez
2024 file: 4 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: TBD, presumably the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course
4. Sierra Leone (1 first-place vote)
House owners: Peter Brant, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, and Brooke Smith
Coach: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2024 file: 4 begins – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Final race: 3rd, Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: TBD, focusing on the DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course
5. Seize the Gray
Proprietor: MyRacehorse
Coach: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Jaime Torres
2024 file: 6 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Final race: 7th, Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: TBD, presumably the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course
6. Mindframe (1 first-place vote)
House owners: Repole Steady and St. Elias Steady
Coach: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2024 file: 3 begins – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Final race: 2nd, Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: TBD, presumably the Curlin Stakes, July 19, or the Jim Dandy Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, July 27, each at Saratoga Race Course
7. Endlessly Younger
Proprietor: Susumo Fujita
Coach: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
2024 file: 3 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Final race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby introduced by Woodford Reserve, Could 4 at Churchill Downs
Subsequent race: TBD
8. Muth
Proprietor: Zedan Racing Stables
Coach: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Juan Hernandez
2024 file: 2 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, Arkansas Derby, March 30 at Oaklawn Park
Subsequent race: TBD, focusing on the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park
9. Catching Freedom
Proprietor: Albaugh Household Stables
Coach: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2024 file: 5 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds
Final race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, Could 18 at Pimlico
Subsequent race: TBD, presumably the NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course
10. E-book’em Danno
Proprietor: Atlantic Six Racing
Coach: Derek Ryan
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2024 file: 3 begins – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, Woody Stephens Stakes Introduced by Mohegan Solar, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: TBD, presumably the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course
