The long-awaited showdown between No.1 Sovereignty and No. 2 Forever Young (JPN) is expected in Saturday’s Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. In what was supposed to be their first-ever meeting, Forever Young won the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar, while Sovereignty did not make the race after spiking a fever days before. Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Oct 26, 2026
Week 40 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 Oct 25. 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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOVEREIGNTY (12) | 4-C | 3-1-1-1 | 253 | 2 |
| 2 | FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) (12) | 5-H | 3-2-1-0 | 252 | 1 |
| 3 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE (3) | 5-H | 6-4-1-0 | 227 | 3 |
| 4 | NITROGEN | 4-F | 6-3-2-1 | 197 | 4 |
| 5 | MAGNITUDE (1) | 4-C | 4-3-0-0 | 158 | 5 |
| 6 | ENGLISHMAN | 3-C | 4-3-1-0 | 119 | 6 |
| 7 | GOLDEN TEMPO | 3-C | 6-3-0-3 | 96 | 7 |
| 8 | NOTABLE SPEECH (GB) | 5-H | 5-3-0-0 | 86 | 8 |
| 9 | DETERMINISTIC | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 79 | 9 |
| 10 | SPLENDORA (1) | 5-M | 6-5-0-0 | 50 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: FULLY SUBSCRIBED (18), LEADING CHANGE (10), NAPOLEON SOLO (10), BURNHAM SQUARE (7), T O ELVIS (7), U. S. S. VALOR (6), RHETORICAL (5), WAYS AND MEANS (5), EXPLORA (4), THE PUMA (2), TAM TAM (2), KATHYNMARISSA (2)