Stablemates Authentic, Maximum Security Top NTRA Polls
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Authentic with trainer Bob Baffert at Churchill Downs the morning after winning the Kentucky Derby
While trainer Bob Baffert has been working the yearling sales in recent days seeking out his next stable star, the Hall of Fame conditioner has been able to lay claim to having the top-ranked runners in two of racing's glamour divisions.
For the second straight week, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Authentic leads the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Poll while his stablemate, champion Maximum Security, heads up the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Owned by Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing, Authentic is expected to contest the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on Oct. 3.
NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Authentic 356 (23)
2. Tiz the Law 347 (14)
3. Art Collector 263
4. Honor A. P. 262
5. Swiss Skydiver 140
6. Thousand Words 139
7. Shedaresthedevil 97
8. Gamine 86
9. King Guillermo 78
10. Max Player 77
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Maximum Security 347 (27)
2. Vekoma 263 (7)
3. Tom's d'Etat 227 (3)
4. Monomoy Girl 211
5. Improbable 197
6. By My Standards 158
7. Midnight Bisou 156
8. Tiz the Law 131
9. Authentic 116
10. Rushing Fall 85