Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
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2026 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at a Glance
Cherokee Nation the Upset Pick in Robert B. Lewis Stakes
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won Santa Anita Park’s Robert B. Lewis Stakes on 13 occasions. In fact, the last seven renewals of the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifier have gone to Baffert trainees.
Eyeing a Chad Brown Exacta in the 2026 Withers Stakes
Trainer Chad Brown has won two of the last five editions of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. He has a strong chance to pick up a third win when the 2026 edition of the 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifier is contested on Friday.