ABR Top 10 Kentucky Derby Hopefuls for April 4
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Nyquist shot to No. 1 on the poll with a win in the Florida Derby. (Photos by Eclipse Sportswire unless noted)
Each week, through the NTRA’s Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, media members around the country vote on the top racehorses in the nation and give readers a sneak peak at who they are impressed with as top contenders on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Get to know the horses they have named the top in the nation below.
AMERICA'S TOP THREE-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS
No. 1: Nyquist (37 first place votes)
Owner: Reddam Racing
Trainer: Doug O'Neill
Jockey: Mario Gutierrez
2016 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, April 2
Next Race: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 7
No. 2: Songbird (4 first place votes)
Photo by Benoit Photo
Owner: Fox Hill Farm
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2016 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, San Ysabel Stakes, Santa Anita, March 5
Next Race: Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita, April 9
*Songbird is pointing to the Kentucky Oaks
No. 3: Gun Runner
By Lou Hodges
Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2016 stats: 1 starts, 1 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, March 26
Next Race: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, March 26
No. 4: Mohaymen
Owner: Shadwell Stable
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
2016 stats: 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 second, 0 thirds
Previous Race: 4th, Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, April 2
Next Race: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, March 26
No. 5: Danzing Candy (1 first place vote)
Owner: Halo Farms, Jim Bashor and Diane Bashor
Trainer: Clifford Sise, Jr.
Jockey: Mike Smith
2016 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita, March 12
Next Race: Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita, April 9
No. 6: Mor Spirit (1 first place votes)
Owner: Michael Lund Petersen
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Gary Stevens
2016 stats: 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 second, 0 third
Previous Race: 2nd, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita, March 12
Next Race: Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita, April 9
No. 7: Cupid
Owner: Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Martin Garcia
2016 stats: 3 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, Rebel Stakes, Oaklawn Park, March 19
Next Race: Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn Park, April 16
No. 8: Destin
Owner: Twin Creeks Racing Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2016 stats: 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Tampa Bay Downs, March 12
Next Race: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, March 26
No. 9: Shagaf
Owner: Shadwell Stable
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.
2016 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 second, 0 third
Previous Race: 1st, Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct, March 5
Next Race: Wood Memorial Stakes, Aqueduct, April 9
No. 10: Cathryn Sophia
Photo by Lauren King/Gulfstream Park
Owner: Cash Is King
Trainer: John Servis
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2016 stats: 2 starts, 2 wins, 0 second, 1 third
Previous Race: 1st, Davona Dale Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Feb. 27
Next Race: Ashland Stakes, Keeneland, April 9
*Cathryn Sophia is pointing to the Kentucky Oaks