New York, NY (Sports Network) – Game On Dude, coming off an 8 1\/2-length win in Sunday’s Pacific Classic, has pulled ahead of reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan into first-place of the current NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll.<\/p>\n
Trained by Bob Baffert, Game On Dude jumped over Wise Dan while receiving 31 top votes and 442 points after trailing in last week’s voting by 34 points.<\/p>\n
“It was very emotional for me,” Baffert said of the Pacific Classic. “I watched it with (wife) Jill in the paddock, in a room with just the two of us and the paddock judge. To go through what we did with him last year, getting run down late like we did.”<\/p>\n
Wise Dan, trained by Charles LoPresti, is secure in second with 15 first-place votes and 426 points.<\/p>\n
Also moving up one spot is champion mare Royal Delta following her commanding victory Sunday at Saratoga in the Personal Ensign. Trained by Bill Mott, the 5-year-old gained 334 points off her 4 1\/2-length triumph.<\/p>\n
“When she comes with her ‘A’ game, that’s what you expect,” said Mott.<\/p>\n
Mott noted that the multiple Eclipse Award winner will defend her 2012 win in the Beldame on Sept. 28 at Belmont Park.<\/p>\n
Whitney Handicap winner Cross Traffic is fourth with 258 points and is nominated for Saturday’s Woodward at Saratoga.<\/p>\n
Injured Point of Entry, fifth in the voting, is the lone horse occupying last week’s spot. The turf specialist picked up 200 points.<\/p>\n
Leading 3-year-old filly Princess of Sylmar advanced two rungs into sixth with 181 points. Trained by Todd Pletcher, she is probable for the Cotillion at Parx Racing on Saturday, Sept. 21.<\/p>\n
Del Mar Mile winner Obviously enters the top 10 in seventh-place with 131 points.<\/p>\n
“He fired and he dug in when (He Be Fire N Ice) came at him. It was a real good horse race,” said Obviously’s trainer Mike Mitchell.<\/p>\n
Sprinter Sahara Sky is eighth with 96 points followed by Fort Larned (70) and Palace Malice (65).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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