New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Game On Dude, perfect in five starts this year, has a hold on first-place in the NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll immediately prior to the 30th Breeders’ Cup.<\/p>\n
Trained by Bob Baffert, Game On Dude will enter the World Championship- weekend atop the poll after receiving 37 top votes and 423 points. The 6-year- old gelding, partly owned by Joe Torre, will make his third start Saturday in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita.<\/p>\n
Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who will defend his title in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, is second in the voting with five first-place votes and 374 points.<\/p>\n
“He couldn’t be doing any better,” trainer Charlie LoPresti said earlier about Wise Dan.<\/p>\n
Leading 3-year-old filly Princess of Sylmar is third with one first-place vote and 316 points followed by champion mare Royal Delta who has 248 points. The two will meet Friday in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.<\/p>\n
In fifth is Point of Entry (158) followed by Graydar (129), Mucho Macho Man (118), Will Take Charge (116) and Ron the Greek (111).<\/p>\n
Fort Larned is back in 10th-place with 94 points as he prepares to defend his win in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.<\/p>\n
“He can do whatever you want with him. He can lay off, he can sit behind or he can go to the lead,” noted Ian Wilkes, Fort Larned’s trainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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