Q-RACING JOURNAL—APRIL 22, 2015—No less than four newcomers made a splash in this week's AQHA Racing-Horseplayernow.com national polls, led by a rise all the way to No. 2 among the older horses by Daytona B.

The Texas-bred notched his second stakes win of 2015 when breaking a 6˝ -year-old track record at Sam Houston by winning the $105,840 Bank of America Sam Houston Championship Challenge (G2). Daytona B stopped the clock in :21.276 to set the new 440-yard standard at the track, and moved up five spots this week from No. 7. He trails only Los Alamitos Winter Championship (G1) heroine Matabari in this week's rankings for 3-year-olds and older.

Sophomore AJs High debuted in the rankings at No. 9 this week, following a victory in the Remington Park Oklahoma-bred Derby (RG3) on Saturday. He's now won five straight, going back to August of last year, a streak that includes the John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship (G2).

Two juveniles debuted in this week's rankings for the 2-year-olds, which once again are led by top-rated Tee Chic. The fresh faces are topped by No. 3 Regard With Respect, winner of the Remington Park Oklahoma-bred Futurity (RG2). Also Wyld Bleu Yonder, runner-up by a neck to Regard With Respect, shot into the poll at No. 9.

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS

1. TEE CHIC (102)
2. NUCKY (93)
3. REGARD WITH RESPECT (81)
4. MAYLEEN PYC (75)
5. JESS CRUZIN ON BY (58)
6. MAGIC BLACK JACK (55)
7. BIG LEW (41)
8. PAMPERED JESS (26)
9. WYLD BLEU YONDER (13)
10. QUEEN ARABELLA (12)

Cashshae (10), The Serge Protector (8), A Priceless Dash (7), A Kool Secret (6), Send Me Good Candy (6), Time For The Senator (3), The Charm Of Corona (2), Rapid James (2), Super Star Smith (1), Chickaloni (1).

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS & OLDER

1. MATABARI (99)
2. DAYTONA B (86)
3. MOONIST (82)
4. DASHIN BROWN STREAK (66)
5. YNOT WALK (58)
6. WAGON FULL OF GOLD (31)
7. JESSCUZICAN (30)
8. POLITICALY CORRECT (23)
9. AJS HIGH (22)
10. FORGET IT (21)

Seize The Win (19), Jessies First Down (14), Pure D Spit (13), Moonin The Eagle (9), Quirky (6), Bac In Front (6), Tempting Destiny (6), Jake Gold BR (5), Apolitical Zoom (5), Well And Good (3), Testing The Ice (1), Streak Hitter (1) .

Voting Panel:
Ed Burgart (Los Alamitos), Martha Claussen (Wrabgker Ace), Mike Cusortelli (SureBet Racing News/Stallionesearch.com), Tom Dawson (Sports Television Producer), Dale Day (Remington Park), Ben Hudson (TRACK Magazine ), Mike Joyce (TVG), Jeremy Plonk (Horse Player NOW), Jerry Shottenkirk (Horse Player NOW), Terry Turrell (Horse Player NOW) and Ty Wyant (Ruidoso Downs).

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