The VISA Championship Series consists of 44 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 15-10-7; Grade I races are scored 10-7-5; Grade II races 7-5-3; and Grade III and ungraded 5-3-1. Top 20 horses, jockeys and trainers are listed below.
Horses
| | Pts |
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1 | Victory Gallop | 66 |
2 | Real Quiet | 62 |
3 | Coronado's Quest | 51 |
4 | Classic Cat | 21 |
5 | Grand Slam | 20 |
6 | Lil's Lad | 19 |
7 | Cape Town | 18 |
8 | Artax | 17 |
| Indian Charlie | 17 |
10 | Favorite Trick | 15 |
| Halory Hunter | 15 |
| Yarrow Brae | 15 |
13 | Dice Dancer | 13 |
| Souvenir Copy | 13 |
15 | Event of the Year | 12 |
| Old Trieste | 12 |
| Thomas Jo | 12 |
| Time Limit | 12 |
19 | Good and Tough | 11 |
| Hot Wells | 11 |
| Parade Ground | 11 |
| Scatmandu | 11 |
Jockeys
| | Pts |
---|
1 | Kent Desormeaux | 72 |
2 | Gary Stevens | 71 |
3 | Jerry Bailey | 64 |
4 | Mike Smith | 47 |
5 | Pat Day | 40 |
6 | Shane Sellers | 38 |
7 | Chris McCarron | 36 |
8 | Alex Solis | 27 |
9 | Robbie Albarado | 20 |
10 | Willie Martinez | 17 |
11 | Jorge Chavez | 16 |
12 | Eibar Coa | 15 |
13 | Jean-Luc Samyn | 14 |
14 | David Flores | 13 |
| Corey Nakatani | 13 |
| Edgar Prado | 13 |
17 | Russell Baze | 12 |
| Richard Migliore | 12 |
19 | Julie Krone | 11 |
20 | Robbie Davis | 10 |
Trainers
| | Pts |
---|
1 | Bob A. Baffert | 98 |
2 | D. Wayne Lukas | 71 |
3 | W. Elliott Walden | 69 |
4 | Claude R. McGaughey, III | 51 |
5 | Neil J. Howard | 38 |
6 | David C. Cross Jr. | 21 |
| H. Allen Jerkens | 21 |
8 | William I. Mott | 18 |
9 | Frank A. Alexander | 17 |
| Randy K. Bradshaw | 17 |
| Jerry Hollendorfer | 17 |
12 | Flint S. Schulhofer | 15 |
| Nicholas P. Zito | 15 |
14 | Wallace A. Dollase | 13 |
15 | James A. Jerkens | 12 |
| John C. Kimmel | 12 |
| Mike Puype | 12 |
18 | Thomas Amoss | 11 |
19 | James E. Baker | 10 |
| Todd Pletcher | 10 |
Thoroughbred Racing Results, 1997-1998: NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll
Thoroughbred Racing Results, 1997-1998
1997–98 Money Leaders