AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—MAY 24, 2017—There was plenty of stakes action across the country this past weekend, but without any major unrestricted graded stakes, there were few changes to the AQHA Racing National Polls. That said, the rankings for both 2-year-olds and older horses remaining tight at the top.

In a slight change from the previous week, This Is An Eagle, recently honored as horse of the meet at Sam Houston Race Park, took sole possession of the top spot for the first time this year. The winner of the Sam Houston Futurity (G2) in April is ranked just ahead of La Vencedora and Ima China Rush, both graded stakes winners at Remington Park. La Vencedora and This Is An Eagle were tied at the top of last week’s poll.

The top-10 rankings for older horses did not change at all, with Bodacious Eagle, a two-time graded stakes winner at Remington, holding the slimmest of leads over reigning world champion Jessies First Down.

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS AND OLDER

1. BODACIOUS EAGLE (94)
2. JESSIES FIRST DOWN (93)
3. BH LISAS BOY (78)
4. KLASSIC STRAWFLY (61)
5. RUNNING DRAGON (45)
6. JESS GOOD REASON (39)
7. APOLLITICAL SCOUT (27)
8. POLITICALLY CORRUPT (23)
9. SKY BO DASH (21)
10. SO RAPIDO (16)

MYST FIT (9), ZOOMIN FOR SPUDS (9), WILD MARES MILK (8), MEMPHIS D NASTY (7), IMAQTPIE (6), JESS RAVIN (6), ZOOMIN EFFORTLESSLY (4), TIME FOR WINE (2), GUSTAFAME (1), ZOOBOO (1).

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS

1. THIS IS AN EAGLE (85)
2. LA VENCEDORA (80)
3. IMA CHINA RUSH (79)
4. FIRE AND SASS (64)
5. SUENOS DINEROS (57)
6. TOGETHER TO THE END (40)
7. PYC FUN N FANCY (35)
8. MONEYS A MAKER (28)
9. BLUE EYED FANCE (19)
10. DASHNUNDER AFULLMOON (10)

CARRIS CARTEL (9), EAGLE JAZZ (9), JLS DASH N FIRE (8), DYNAMIX (6), EAGLES SOAR (5), MOUNTAIN HOLME (4), DONT FOOSE WITH ME (3), DONT TEMP ME (3), HEZ OUR PRIZE (3), JA AM I BLUE (2), WEETONAS LAFAWN (1).

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