Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch (outside) had his final workout on Saturday, August 17, before his scheduled start in this Saturday’s Travers Stakes (G1). Photo credit: Susie Raisher/NYRA
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – August 19, 2024
Week 30 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 August 18. 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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THORPEDO ANNA (11) | 3-F | 4-4-0-0 | 217 | 1 |
| 2 | SENOR BUSCADOR (10) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 183 | 2 |
| 3 | DORNOCH | 3-C | 5-3-0-0 | 155 | 4 |
| 4 | NATIONAL TREASURE (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-0 | 154 | 3 |
| 5 | ADARE MANOR (1) | 5-M | 4-3-1-0 | 152 | 5 |
| 6 | ARTHUR'S RIDE | 4-C | 4-3-0-0 | 145 | 6 |
| 7 | IDIOMATIC | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 129 | 7 |
| 8 | THE CHOSEN VRON (1) | 6-G | 5-5-0-0 | 82 | 9 |
| 9 | FIERCENESS | 3-C | 4-2-0-1 | 44 | 10 |
| 10 | MASTER OF THE SEAS (2) | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 36 | 13 |
Other horses receiving votes: NEXT (34), KINGSBARNS (32), CARL SPACKLER (29), SILVER KNOTT-1 (28), COGBURN (26), RANDOMIZED (24), TAPIT TRICE (19), NATIONS PRIDE (14), VAHVA (11), A MO REAY (10), Absolutely Zero (9), ACE OF CLUBS (8), Acoustic Ave (7), ANISETTE (6), POST TIME (6), ADHAMO (5), AFFABLE (4), SIERRA LEONE (4), AFFIRMATIVE LADY (3), CINDERELLA’S DREAM (3), WAYS AND MEANS (3), JOHANNES (2), TRIKARI (2), MEASURED TIME (2), CRUPI (2), ARABIAN GAZELLES (1), POWER SQUEEZE (1), SWEET AZTECA (1)