Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation’s top contenders on the Triple Crown trail. Find out the initial 2019 top racehorse rankings below.
AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS as of Jan. 28
1. Game Winner (29 first-place votes)
Owner: Gary and Mary West
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Nov. 2 at Churchill Downs
Next race: San Felipe Stakes, March 9 at Santa Anita Park
2. Improbable (3 first-place votes)
Owner: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, and Starlight Racing
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity, Dec. 8 at Los Alamitos
Next race: TBD
3. War of Will
Owner: Gary Barber
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
2019 stats: 1 start, 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Lecomte Stakes, Jan. 19 at Fair Grounds
Next race: Risen Star Stakes, Feb. 16 at Fair Grounds
Owner: Cash is King and LC Racing
Trainer: Butch Reid
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Remsen Stakes, Dec. 1 at Aqueduct
Next race: Holy Bull Stakes, Feb. 2 at Gulfstream Park
5. Instagrand
Owner: OXO Equine
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Best Pal Stakes, Aug. 11 at Del Mar
Next race: TBD
6. Knicks Go
Owner: KRA Stud Farm
Trainer: Ben Colebrook
Jockey: Albin Jiminez
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 11th, Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Nov. 24 at Churchill Downs
Next race: TBD
7. Hidden Scroll
Owner: Juddmonte Farms
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2018 stats: 1 start, 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, maiden special weight race, Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park
Next race: TBD
7. Signalman
Owner: Tommie Lewis, David Bernsen, and Magdalena Racing
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez
2019 stats: 0 starts, 0 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Nov. 24 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes, March 2 at Gulfstream Park
Owner: Hollendorfer, Pearl Racing, and West Point Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2019 stats: 1 start, 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Sham Stakes, Jan. 5 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Feb. 2 at Santa Anita Park
10. Mind Control
Owner: Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables
Trainer: Gregory Sacco
Jockey: John Velazquez
2019 stats: 1 start, 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Jerome Stakes, Jan. 1 at Aqueduct
Next race: Gotham Stakes, March 9 at Aqueduct