Tiz the Law reclaims top spot on NTRA 3-year-old poll

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Photo: Lauren King/Gulfstream Park

Of all the impressive statements made by the sophomore male class thus far in 2020, the emphatic victory by Tiz the Law in the March 28 Grade 1 Florida Derby may resonate the loudest during a most uncertain time as the bay colt again established a clear lead in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Olds Poll.

After slipping to the No. 2 spot in the poll behind undefeated Authentic the last couple weeks weeks, Tiz the Law moved back out front with 35 first-place votes and 389 points on the strength of his 4 ¼-length victory in the Florida Derby. The Barclay Tagg-trained colt has won four of five career starts, including a win during his seasonal bow in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 1.

“He's pretty much been the same. I don't think he's changed at all really,” Tagg told the New York Racing Association publicity team the morning after the Florida Derby. “Whatever you ask him to do, he just does it.”

Tiz the Law also sits atop the leaderboard on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, with 122 points. The Kentucky Derby has been postponed to Sept. 5 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Authentic, winner of the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes last time out, earned two first-place votes and 340 points to drop to the No. 2 position this week. He is followed in the rankings by stablemates Nadal (1 first-place vote, 326 points) and Charlatan (2 first-place votes, 218 points).

Honor A. P. (177 points), runner-up in the San Felipe, ranks fifth, and Grade 2 Louisiana Derby winner Wells Bayou is sixth after tallying 168 points. Ete Indien, third in the Florida Derby after winning the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes by 8 ½ lengths, ranks seventh with 145 points while Sole Volante (118 points), King Guillermo (61), and Maxfield (59) complete the top 10.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The NTRA Top Thoroughbred polls are the sport’s most comprehensive surveys of experts. Every week eligible journalists and broadcasters cast votes for their top 10 horses, with points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. All horses that have raced in the U.S., are in training in the U.S., or are known to be pointing to a major event in the U.S. are eligible for the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
 

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