AMARILLO, TX—JUNE 15, 2020—The recently concluded Remington Park meet produced the top-ranked horses in the first AQHA Racing National Polls of the year with Dexxter leading the older-horse (3-year-olds and up) rankings and Shott Gun taking the No. 1 spot in the 2-year-old poll. Winners of graded stakes at Los Alamitos and Ruidoso Downs followed close behind.

Dexxter earned the top spot in the older-horse poll after scoring a pair of Grade 1 wins at Remington Park in the Leo Stakes and Debbie Schauf Remington Park Invitational Championship.

The Utah-bred gelding by Corona Cartel also earned horse-of-the-meet honors at the Oklahoma City track. The 4-year-old runs for owners Dunn Ranch and Valeriano Racing Stables LLC.

Another unbeaten runner this year, the 3-year-old filly Hotsempting, took the No. 2 spot with the highlight of her season to date coming in the Grade 1 Ruidoso Derby in New Mexico, where she scored a decisive victory. The daughter of Tempting Dash has earned $385,555 this year to lead all older horses.

Tell Cartel, a 3-year-old colt by Favorite Cartel with a pair of graded stakes wins at Los Alamitos in California this year, rounds out the top three.

In the 2-year-old poll, Shott Gun landed atop the rankings with a resume that includes an upset victory in the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park. The Texas-bred gelding by Valiant Hero has earned $356,099 for breeder/owner Bobby Cox.

Two horses tied for the second position in the juvenile rankings: Aint She Tempting, runner-up in the Heritage Place Futurity and winner of the Oklahoma Futurity (G2); and Cyber Monday, winner of the Ruidoso Futurity (G1) and currently North America’s leading earner with a bankroll of $424,800.

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS AND OLDER
1. DEXXTER (89)
2. HOTSEMPTING (79)
3. TELL CARTEL (60)
4. FERNWEH (55)
5. DREAMS DIVINE (51)
6. LOVE IS EVERYTHING V (50)
7. INAUGURATOR (44)
8. EAGLES FLY HIGHER (34)
9. CERS FINAL TRY (22)
10. BOS TIME MACHINE (13)

MI AMOR SECRETO (12), CHAMPAGNE ROOM (10), SOUTHERN WAGON (6), APOLLITICAL J WILD (5), JESS B GLORY (5), FANTASTICAZOOM JR (3), HOOKED ON A WIN (2), CURLS HAPPY WAGON (1), JESS U R BLUE (1), TEQUILA SANGRIA (1).

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS
1. HOTT GUN (89)
2. AINT SHE TEMPTING (83) (TIE)
2. CYBER MONDAY (83) (TIE)
4. EYE WORK FOR YOU (66)
5. LA JACONDE (51)
6. MISSCANDYMOUNTAIN (42)
7. JETTZ (23)
8. INSTYGATOR (20)
9. DANGEROUS CARTEL (18)
10. DALTS FANCY PISTOL (15)

WHISTLE STOP CAFE (11), BEST OF YOU (10), FOR THE IRONY (8), OUR SECRET WEAPON (8), FACING THE FIRE (7), JET WINGS ONE (4), KP DILLON (4), RELENTLESSLY (4), CHANCE TO EXCEL (1), SHEZA FREIGHTTRAIN T (1).

* * * * * * * * * * * The integrity of American Quarter Horse racing is of utmost importance to AQHA. As part of a multifaceted effort to ensure integrity, AQHA has instituted a policy concerning awards and publicity that makes horses with racing medication positives and horses trained by trainers with racing medication positives ineligible for the AQHA Racing National Polls. Read the complete policy here.

* * * * * * * * * * * This year’s poll voters are Ed Burgart, Martha Claussen, Michael Cusortelli, Mark Herron, Curtis Treece, Kelly O’Hara, John Bachelor II, Tammy Knox, David Smith and Bob Broadstock.