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Essential Quality Extends His Lead In NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll Sponsored by: Essential Quality (Tapit) wins the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on 4.3.21. Luis Saez up, Brad Cox trainer, Godolphin LLC owner. Undefeated Essential Quality, fresh off a determined victory in the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 3, maintained the top spot in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll. Trained by Brad Cox and bred and owned by Godolphin LLC, Essential Quality ran his record to five for five in the Blue Grass. The ...

Concert Tour, Swiss Skydiver Moving Up In NTRA Polls Sponsored by: Concert Tour and Joel Rosario ran away with the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn After each posted handy victories this past weekend, unbeaten sophomore Concert Tour and champion filly Swiss Skydiver both advanced up to third in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, respectively. Concert Tour earned his third win from as many career starts when he captured the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes by 4 ¼ lengths on March 13. The son of Street Sense pre...

Photo: Parker Waters/Eclipse Sportswire Brad Cox took a tough loss when Caddo River finished fifth during the weekend in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, but he is expected to come right back with Mandaloun, another Kentucky Derby contender in Saturday's Grade 2 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. The winner of the Risen Star (G2) last out, Mandaloun would take on Midnight Bourbon, who finished second and third, respectively. The three also finished in the top three in the Lecomte (G3), with Midnight Bourbon prevailing. Saturday's Louisiana Derby is the only Kentucky Derby points prep on the...

Life Is Good Moves Up To Second In NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll Sponsored by: Life Is Good, Mike Smith aboard, following his eight-length San Felipe win Life Is Good was as good as advertised this past weekend when the son of Into Mischief rolled to an eight-length victory in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park. As a result of that emphatic triumph, the bay colt was able to close the gap on champion Essential Quality in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll. Making just his third career start, Life Is Good earned his s...

Charlatan Takes Over No. 1 Spot In NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Sponsored by: Charlatan in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18 Though he was caught in late stretch en route to finishing second in the $20 million Saudi Cup on February 20, Charlatan's game effort against international competition was enough for the son of Speightstown to garner favor among voters, who moved the colt into the No. 1 spot on this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Trained by Bob Baffert, Charlatan finished a length behind Mishriff in the Saudi Cup – the first time in five c...