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. Week 14 of the 2023 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers racing performances through April 30. A flip-flop between the seventh and eighth horses on this list was the only change from the previous week.
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Shirreffs Seeking Second Kentucky Derby Upset With Skinner
Eighteen years after winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, veteran trainer John Shirreffs is back with a 3-year-old with similarities to the 50-1 Derby upsetter.
Trainer Norm Casse Ready for First Kentucky Oaks Appearance with Southlawn
After years of tending to numerous horses pointing to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for his father, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, Norm Casse will saddle
Promising Post-Position Draw for Pletcher’s Kentucky Derby Trio, Including Champion Forte
After watching two of his horses draw the disadvantageous inside post in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve the past two years, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher expressed a measure of relief that Forte secured post-position 15 for the $3 million race May 6 at
