Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a neck after trailing the field of 18 early. The son of Curlin is co-owned by Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable and is trained by Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses. Photo credit: Kurtis Coady/Coady
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 4, 2026
Week 15 of the 2026 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 3. Voting is conducted by national media.
The 3-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.
The Top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, November 3 following the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Rankings on both polls are on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2026 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
TOP 3-YEAR OLD POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLDEN TEMPO (22) | 3-C | 4-2-0-2 | 301 | 13 |
| 2 | RENEGADE (9) | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 287 | 1 |
| 3 | CHIEF WALLABEE | 3-C | 4-1-1-1 | 198 | 7 |
| 4 | CRUDE VELOCITY | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 153 | 31 |
| 5 | COMMANDMENT | 3-C | 4-3-0-0 | 152 | 2 |
| 6 | STARK CONTRAST | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 80 | N/A |
| 7 | ALWAYS A RUNNER | 3-F | 3-3-0-0 | 76 | N/A |
| 8 | FURTHER ADO | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 68 | 3 |
| 9 | THE PUMA | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 66 | 4 |
| 10 | INCREDIBOLT | 3-C | 3-1-0-0 | 57 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: OCELLI (48), DANON BOURBON (45), EMERGING MARKET (39), SO HAPPY (37), SILENT TACTIC (36), ENGLISHMAN (28), MEANING (7), FULLEFFORT (4), BELLA BALLERINA (4), ON TIME GIRL (4), CHIP HONCHO (4), PALADIN (4), TAJ MAHAL (3), IRON HONOR (2), POTENTE (1), GILDED BANDIT (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNITUDE (14) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 253 | 1 |
| 2 | WHITE ABARRIO (12) | 7-H | 2-1-1-0 | 252 | 2 |
| 3 | SOVEREIGNTY (1) | 4-C | 1-0-1-0 | 194 | 3 |
| 4 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (1) | 7-H | 2-2-0-0 | 148 | 5 |
| 5 | NYSOS | 5-H | 1-0-1-0 | 143 | 6 |
| 6 | FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 133 | 4 |
| 7 | JOURNALISM | 4-C | 1-0-0-1 | 122 | 7 |
| 8 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 112 | 8 |
| 9 | SPLENDORA | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 47 | 9 |
| 10 | IMAGINATION | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 34 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: T O ELVIS (34), BURNHAM SQUARE (32), CORORATE POWER (25), DETERMINISTIC (16), GOLDEN TEMPO (15), RENEGADE (14), LAGYNOS (13), R DISASTER (12), TOUCHUPONASTAR (10), SPLENDORA (8), ANTIQUARIAN (8), SHRED THE GNAR (7), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (6), FAR BRIDGE (5), ZULU KINGDOM (4), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (3), CRUDE VELOCITY (3), LUSH LIPS (GB) (3), DISRUPTOR (3), KATHYNMARISSA (2), HIT SHOW (2), YELLOW CARD (1), SANDTRAP (IRE) (1), ALWAYS A RUNNER (1)