Rombauer Remains at Top of NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll
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Rombauer leads home Midnight Bourbon in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course
John and Diane Fradkin's Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer has retained the No. 1 ranking in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Poll. There were no changes in the order of the top 10 horses from last week. Trained by Michael McCarthy, Rombauer received 12 first-place votes and 300 points. He is expected to start in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), on June 5.
Godolphin's 4-year-old Mystic Guide remains on top of the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll for older horses. Winner of the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) at Meydan March 27, Mystic Guide had his second work back May 19 with a four-furlong breeze in :48 at Fair Hill Training Center in preparation for a summer campaign. Trained by Mike Stidham, Mystic Guide received 31 first-place votes and 334 points.
NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Rombauer 300 (12)
2. Essential Quality 292 (12)
3. Mandaloun 262 (4)
4. Hot Rod Charlie 221
5. Medina Spirit 210 (7)
6. Midnight Bourbon 186
7. Malathaat 171
8. Jackie's Warrior 72
9. Life Is Good 57 (1)
10. Rock Your World 52
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Mystic Guide 334 (31)
2. Charlatan 219 (1)
3. Knicks Go 218 (2)
4. Colonel Liam 217
5. Monomoy Girl 189
6. Letruska 148
7. Gamine 142 (1)
8. Maxfield 141 (1)
9. Shedaresthedevil 96
10. Domestic Spending 55