Renegade, Commandment Hold Top Spots on NTRA Poll

Renegade and Commandment retained the top two spots on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll following the last major prep race weekend prior to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Robert and Lawana Low and Repole Stable's Renegade, who won the Arkansas Derby (G1), retained the top spot with 14 first-place votes and a total of 284 points from voters. Florida Derby (G1) winner Commandment followed with 276 points and nine first-place votes. Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner Further Ado and Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner So Happy were expectedly the big movers in this week's poll. Further Ado jumped from 13th place into third, bumping The Puma into fourth place. So Happy leapt from his previous 22nd place ranking to fifth after sailing past Potente at Santa Anita Park to win by 2 3/4 lengths. Potente's runner-up effort caused him to slide one spot from eighth to ninth on the poll. Further Ado, a son of Gun Runner, is campaigned by Spendthrift Farm and trained by Brad Cox. Norman Stables and Saints or Sinners Stable race So Happy, a son of Runhappy, with trainer Mark Glatt. Nothing changed among the leaders on the overall NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll currently topped by Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Magnitude, who received 18 first-place votes and a total of 291 points. Rounding out the top five on this poll were Sovereignty, Nysos, Forever Young (JPN), and Skippylongstocking. See the full NTRA poll results and votes by voter.