Power Rankings: Major Shakeup on Kentucky Derby Trail Led by Journalism, Sovereignty

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation’s top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Week 6 of the 2025 NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers races through March 2. The leader in the poll remains 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull, who won his 3-year-old debut in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Feb. 1. This week’s big upward movers are DK Horse San Felipe Stakes winner Journalism who rose from No. 7 to No. 2, and Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes first- and second-place finishers Sovereignty and River Thames, who went from unranked to No. 3 and No. 9, respectively. Meanwhile, San Felipe Stakes runner-up Barnes dropped from second in the rankings to fifth, while Burnham Square dropped from fourth out of the top 10 after an unplaced finish in the Fountain of Youth.