Medina Spirit Drops To Fourth In NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll Sponsored by:
Mandaloun & Medina Spirit in the stretch in Kentucky Derby 147 at Churchill Downs 05.01.21.
Following the report of a failed drug test by race winner Medina Spirit after the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs on May 1, there has been a shake up in the top five positions in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll. Juddmonte s Mandaloun, runner-up to Medina Spirit by a half-length in the Derby, has risen to No. 1 in the poll, with Zedan Racing s Medina Spirit dropping to No. 4.
Medina Spirit Rises To No. 1 On NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll; Malathaat Jumps To Fifth Sponsored by:
John Velazquez celebrates his fourth Kentucky Derby victory aboard Medina Spirit
Following his stirring half-length victory in Saturday s Grade 1 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, Zedan Racing Stables Medina Spirit, has risen to No. 1 in this week s National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll.
Sent away at 12-1, Medina Spirit, a Florida-bred son of Protonico, gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh Kentucky Derby win and a fourth Derby victory for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Medina Spirit, seventh in last week s poll, received 34 first-place votes and 374 points to take over the top spot from Godolphin s 2020 2-year-old champion Essential Quality, who finished fourth as the 5-2 Derby favorite. Trained by Brad Cox, the previously unbeaten Essential Quality, who led the Top 3-Year Old Poll since the