Imperial Hint Rockets into NTRA Poll Top 10
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Photo: Skip Dickstein
Imperial Hint wins the 2019 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga Race Course
A jaw-dropping display of brilliance over one of the most storied venues in racing was enough to launch the pocket rocket that is Imperial Hint into a top-10 position in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Trained by Luis Carvajal Jr. for owner Raymond Mamone, Imperial Hint threw down an effort that stunned visually and resonated historically when he captured the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap by four lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 27, setting a track record for six furlongs with a final clocking of 1:07.92.
Mitole's third-place run in the Vanderbilt snapped a seven-race win streak and dropped him from second to fifth in the NTRA Poll. Bricks and Mortar remains on top.
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Bricks and Mortar 405 (36)
2. Midnight Bisou 318 (3)
3. McKinzie 268
4. World of Trouble 202
5. Mitole 198 (2)
6. Sistercharlie 182
7. Imperial Hint 109
8. Maximum Security 90
9. Seeking the Soul 73
10. Thunder Snow 71