Q-RACING JOURNAL—MAY 16, 2012—Pollsters made little change to this week’s AQHA Racing-Horseplayernow.com National Top-10 polls as Lota PYC and Cold Cash 123 remained firmly on top of the 2-year-old, and 3-year-olds and older rankings, respectively. In fact, Cold Cash 123 continued once again as the unanimous No. 1 on all ballots.

The only shift in the polls came with the 2-year-olds, where PYC Kant Katch Me jumped one spot to No. 5 this week and Interesting Man dropped to No. 6. PYC Kant Katch Me turned heads in the Heritage Place Futurity (G1) trials and can make a strong case for a continued rise when he reappears in the $1,150,000 final on May 26 at Remington Park. The race figures to have a major impact on the poll, as three other ranked horses are contesting the Heritage Place, including No. 2 El Duero, No. 3 Dash For Coronas and No. 10 Thequeenhasgonenuts.

The national 2-year-old poll figures to get a shake-up this week with Sunday’s final for the $268,200 Kindergarten Futurity (G2) at Los Alamitos. Blackberry Czech is the fastest qualifier and currently sits just outside the Top 10 juvenile rankings in a tie for 11th.

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS:

1. LOTA PYC (95)
2. EL DUERO (77)
3. DASH FOR CORONAS (74)
4. SASSMASTER (64)
5. PYC KANT KATCH ME (55)
6. INTERESTING MAN (53)
7. PJ CHICK IN BLACK (31)
8. CAJUN ON STAR (30)
9. YIELD TO LIBBY (23)
10. THEQUEENHASGONENUTS (19)

Midnight Sunlight (10), Blackberry Czech (10), The Cartel Straw (7), Jetblack Gold Moment (3).

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP:

1. COLD CASH 123 (100)
2. RYLEES BOY (77)
3. LLANO TELLER (75)
4. EL AQUILA REAL (73)
5. KOBE (38)
6. A TOSS UP (31)
7. SENOR TOBY (23)
8. NEW LOOK (22)
9. DASH BACK PERRY (21)
10. KOOL COUNTRY MAN (20)

Nowurtalkin (16), Mr Truly Uno (10), Noconi (9), De Passem Okey (8), Flame N Flash (6), Cruzin The Wagon (5), Streakin Down (5), Jess A Runner (4), Fredaville (1), Charmin Chief Corona (1).