(Due to the fact that it is only November and I am still compiling my 2011 three-year-olds-to-watch list, I have decided to make this week's "Top Twenty" a "Top Ten" instead. Enjoy!)
1. To Honor and Serve - Trained by William Mott
His Remsen score was excellent and he appears to have unlimited talent. Time will tell just how good he is, but he may be the colt to give Mott his first Kentucky Derby victory.
2. Uncle Mo - Trained by Todd Pletcher
The undefeated Uncle Mo will most likely be voted champion two-year-old male in January off of his decisive victories in the Champagne Stakes (gr. I) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I). However, his pedigree does worry me just a bit.
3. Santiva - Trained by Eddie Kennealy
I really liked the way this colt fought on in between horses to win the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II). A win over the Churchill Downs main track is always useful, and he seems to have a lot of untapped potential.
4. Comma to the Top - Trained by Peter Miller
The son of Bwana Charlie has won four straight races, topped by the grade III Generous Stakes last Saturday. He has made nine starts this year, but is not done yet--a start in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I) remains. The sky is the limit with this promising juvenile.
5. Brethren - Trained by Todd Pletcher
A half-brother to the 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, Brethren is undefeated in two starts, the most recent being an allowance race last Saturday, where he circled the field five wide to score convincingly. I would imagine that a debut in stakes company will be next.
6. Mucho Macho Man - Trained by Katherine Ritvo
Mucho Macho Man just seems to be getting better and better. He has twice in a row finished second to To Honor and Serve, in both the Nashua and the Remsen, and should be a force next year.
7. Boys at Tosconova - Trained by Rick Dutrow
Obviously very talented, Boys at Tosconova won the Hopeful Stakes earlier this year and finished a distant second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Both performances shout ability, but his pedigree may catch up to him next year.
8. Jaycito - Trained by Bob Baffert
The winner of the Norfolk Stakes (gr. I) was extremely disappointing in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, his pedigree warrants giving him a second chance. He seems to have a great deal of stamina and should be a force next year, especially if he can prove himself on a dirt surface.
9. Rogue Romance - Trained by Kenneth McPeek
Winner of the Bourbon Stakes (gr. III) on turf, the son of Smarty Jones ran huge in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to finish third and is one of the more exciting two-year-olds of 2010. I'm greatly anticipating his next start, for he seems to have a little something extra that a lot of colts don't have.
10. Stay Thirsty - Trained by Todd Pletcher
Stay Thirsty finished a game second in the Hopeful to Boys at Tosconova, but could only manage a fifth place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. However, his pedigree says that he will get better with distance and he should be a very nice three-year-old.
-Keelerman
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