Adare Manor and jockey Juan Hernandez cruise to a 5 ½ length win in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park for owner Michael Lund Petersen and trainer Bob Baffert. Photo Credit: Coady Photography/Andrew Stauffacher
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 15, 2024
Week 12 of the 2024 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 April 14. Voting is conducted by national media.
The Three-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 5 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, 2024 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
TOP THREE-YEAR OLD POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIERRA LEONE (22) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 316 | 1 |
| 2 | FIERCENESS (10) | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 303 | 2 |
| 3 | MUTH (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 235 | 3 |
| 4 | CATCHING FREEDOM | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 185 | 4 |
| 5 | STRONGHOLD | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 157 | 5 |
| 6 | NYSOS | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 118 | 6 |
| 7 | FOREVER YOUNG | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 97 | 7 |
| 8 | RESILIENCE | 3-C | 3-2-0-0 | 82 | 8 |
| 9 | JUST A TOUCH | 3-C | 3-1-2-0 | 57 | 9 |
| 10 | ENDLESSLY | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 49 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: DORNOCH (31), IMAGINATION (28), DOMESTIC PRODUCT (25), TARIFA (20), MYSTIK DAN (20), JUST STEEL (13), ENCINO (11), ACE OF CLUBS (10), AGATE ROAD (9), HONOR MARIE (9), TRACK PHANTOM (9), AIR CAV (8), ALPINE PRINCESS (7), ALYS BEACH (6), BOOK’EM DANNO (6), AMERICAN RASCAL (5), MAYMUN (5), LESLIE’S ROSE (5)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENOR BUSCADOR (23) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 298 | 1 |
| 2 | NATIONAL TREASURE (4) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 243 | 2 |
| 3 | IDIOMATIC (3) | 5-M | 0-0-0-0 | 150 | 3 |
| 4 | MASTER OF THE SEAS | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 143 | 45 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO | 5-H | 1-0-0-0 | 141 | 4 |
| 6 | SAUDI CROWN | 4-C | 3-1-0-1 | 97 | 5 |
| 7 | ADARE MANOR | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 96 | N/A |
| 8 | FIRST MISSION | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 86 | 6 |
| 9 | NEWGATE | 4-C | 4-1-2-0 | 71 | 7 |
| 10 | SKELLY | 5-G | 3-2-1-0 | 59 | 43 |
Other horses receiving votes: I’M VERY BUSY (42), LAUREL RIVER-2 (39), WARM HEART (34), THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (32), SPEED BOAT BEACH (32), ARABIAN KNIGHT (21), REBEL’S ROMANCE (18), RED ROUTE ONE (18), TWO RIVERS OVER (16), USHBA TESORO (15), ALVA STARR (15), SIERRA LEONE (14), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (14), DU JOUR (14), FIERCENESS (13), A MO REAY (10), Absolutely Zero (9), ACE OF CLUBS (8), SWEET AZTECA (8), NEWGRANGE (8), BEAUTE CACHEE (8), Acoustic Ave (7), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), RUBY NELL (7), FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (7), ADHAMO (5), OLIVIA DARLING (5), AFFABLE (4), MCKULICK (4), AFFIRMATIVE LADY (3), POST TIME (3), MISSED THE CUT (3), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (3), NYSOS (2), ARABIAN GAZELLES (1)