Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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The VISA Championship Series consists of 45 stakes races to determine the VISA 3-Year-Old Champion. Points are awarded to the first, second and third-place finishers as follows: Triple Crown races are scored 20-10-7; Grade I races are scored 10-7-5; Grade II races 7-5-3; and Grade III and ungraded 5-3-1. Top horses, jockeys and trainers are listed below.
Horses
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fusaichi Pegasus | 44 |
| 2 | More Than Ready | 34 |
| 3 | Red Bullet | 33 |
| 4 | High Yield | 32 |
| Unshaded | 32 | |
| 6 | Captain Steve | 28 |
| 7 | Aptitude | 26 |
| 8 | Commendable | 25 |
| 9 | Hal's Hope | 22 |
| The Deputy | 22 | |
| 11 | Impeachment | 20 |
| 12 | Globalize | 15 |
| 13 | Albert the Great | 14 |
| Graeme Hall | 14 | |
| War Chant | 14 | |
| 16 | Dixie Union | 13 |
| Performing Magic | 13 | |
| Trippi | 13 | |
| 19 | Archer City Slew | 12 |
| Milwaukee Brew | 12 | |
| Tiznow | 12 |
Jockeys
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Day | 77 |
| 2 | Jerry Bailey | 61 |
| 3 | Kent Desormeaux | 60 |
| 4 | Shane Sellers | 58 |
| 5 | Alex Solis | 43 |
| 6 | Jorge Chavez | 33 |
| 7 | Chris McCarron | 30 |
| Corey Nakatani | 30 | |
| John Velazquez | 30 | |
| 10 | Richard Migliore | 26 |
| 11 | Roger Velez | 25 |
| 12 | Robby Albarado | 18 |
| Victor Espinoza | 18 | |
| 14 | Craig Perret | 17 |
| Mike Smith | 17 | |
| 16 | Edgar Prado | 14 |
| 17 | Michael McCarthy | 13 |
| 18 | Francisco Torres | 12 |
| 19 | Robbie Davis | 11 |
| 20 | Cash Asmussen | 10 |
| Herberto Castillo Jr. | 10 | |
| Eibar Coa | 10 |
Trainers
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Pletcher | 81 |
| 2 | D. Wayne Lukas | 75 |
| 3 | Neil Drysdale | 58 |
| 4 | Bruce Baffert | 34 |
| 5 | Joe Orseno | 33 |
| 6 | Carl Nafzger | 32 |
| 7 | Bobby Frankel | 29 |
| 8 | Nick Zito | 25 |
| 9 | Harold Rose | 22 |
| 10 | Jenine Sahadi | 22 |
| The 2000 Triple Crown | Thoroughbred Racing |
