Tiz the Law Remains Atop NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll

Tiz the Law has spent much of his 2020 season in the driver's seat where divisional bragging rights are concerned and the son of Constitution  will take that lofty status into his expected run in the 146th edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at Churchill Downs Sept. 5.

Trained by Barclay Tagg for Sackatoga Stable, Tiz the Law has been the clear choice among voters in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3 Year-Old Poll for several weeks. The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) and Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) winner remains the dominant figure heading into the "Run for the Roses" with 35 first-place votes and 350 points. Should he prevail in the Kentucky Derby, it would mark his fifth career grade 1 victory.

Gamine, who was deemed the even-money, morning-line favorite for the Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), sits in the fifth position with 185 points.

There was little change in the top 10 in this week's NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll as champion Maximum Security holds first place for a second straight week with 16 first-place votes and 311 points.

NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll

Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)

1. Tiz the Law    350 (35)

2. Art Collector    280

3. Honor A. P.    252

4. Authentic    219

5. Gamine    185

6. Swiss Skydiver    182

7. Thousand Words    123

8. King Guillermo    107

9. Ny Traffic    83

10. Max Player    48

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)

1. Maximum Security    311 (16)

2. Vekoma    264 (6)

3. Tom's d'Etat    223 (3)

4. Improbable    216

5. Tiz the Law    200 (10)

6. Midnight Bisou    167

7. Rushing Fall    105

8. Zulu Alpha    102

9. Monomoy Girl    76

10. By My Standards    63