Timberlake jumps into NTRA top 10 3-year-olds after Rebel win
Timberlake jumped to no. 3 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's latest poll of the top 3-year-olds in the U.S.
The move came after the Into Mischief colt won the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn on Saturday for trainer Brad Cox. It was his first race since he finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and he previously was ranked no. 11.
Nysos remained a solid no. 1 ranking, and Sierra Leone retained his no. 2 spot.
The poll is conducted by the NTRA and covers racing performances through Sunday. Voting is conducted by national media. The 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.
| Horse | Trainer | 2024 record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nysos (29) | Bob Baffert | 1: 1-0-0 | 325 | 1 |
| 2. Sierra Leone (3) | Chad Brown | 1: 1-0-0 | 281 | 2 |
| 3. Timberlake (1) | Brad Cox | 1: 1-0-0 | 228 | 11 |
| 4. Track Phantom | Steve Asmussen | 2: 1-1-0 | 151 | 3 |
| 5. Muth | Bob Baffert | 1: 1-0-0 | 144 | 4 |
| 6. Fierceness | Todd Pletcher | 1: 0-0-1 | 115 | 5 |
| 7. Hades | Joe Orseno | 1: 1-0-0 | 114 | 6 |
| 8. Locked | Todd Pletcher | 0: 0-0-0 | 103 | 7 |
| 9. Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | 2: 1-0-0 | 93 | 8 |
| 10. Dornoch | Danny Gargan | 0: 0-0-0 | 90 | 9 |
National Treasure, runner-up in the Saudi Cup, slipped to no. 2 from the top spot in the rankings. Saudi Crown rose to no. 3 from no. 5 after finishing third.
The top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for horse of the year. It concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 5, after the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
| Horse | Trainer | Age-Sex | 2024 record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Señor Buscador (26) | Todd Fincher | 6-H | 2: 1-1-0 | 318 | 4 |
| 2. National Treasure (4) | Bob Baffert | 4-C | 2: 1-0-0 | 241 | 1 |
| 3. Saudi Crown | Brad Cox | 4-C | 2: 1-0-1 | 238 | 5 |
| 4. Idiomatic (2) | Brad Cox | 5-M | 0: 0-0-0 | 176 | 3 |
| 5. White Abarrio | Rick Dutrow | 5-H | 1: 0-0-0 | 154 | 2 |
| 6. Newgrange | Phil D'Amato | 5-H | 1: 1-0-0 | 120 | 6 |
| 7. Warm Heart | Aidan O'Brien | 4-F | 1: 1-0-0 | 97 | 7 |
| 8. Didia | Ignacio Correas IV | 6-M | 1: 1-0-0 | 80 | 8 |
| 9. Speed Boat Beach | Bob Baffert | 4-C | 0: 0-0-0 | 72 | 9 |
| 10: Arabian Knight | Bob Baffert | 4-C | 0: 0-0-0 | 45 | 10 |