Godolphin’s homebred Notable Speech (GB), under jockey William Buick, wins the Woodbine Mile for the second consecutive year. The 5-year-old son of Dubawi (IRE) defeated Deterministic, who was on a six-race winning streak. Notable Speech is trained by Charles Appleby and is a Godolphin homebred. @Michael Burns
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Sep 14, 2026
Week 34 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 Sep 13. 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 (23) | 4-C | 3-1-1-1 | 297 | 1 |
| 2 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE (3) | 5-H | 6-4-1-0 | 264 | 2 |
| 3 | NITROGEN | 4-F | 5-2-2-1 | 216 | 3 |
| 4 | FOREVER YOUNG (JPN)-2 | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 178 | 5 |
| 5 | MAGNITUDE (4) | 4-C | 4-3-0-0 | 177 | 4 |
| 6 | ENGLISHMAN | 3-C | 4-3-1-0 | 119 | 7 |
| 7 | GOLDEN TEMPO | 3-C | 6-3-0-3 | 105 | 8 |
| 8 | NOTABLE SPEECH (GB) | 5-H | 5-3-0-0 | 101 | 18 |
| 9 | DETERMINISTIC | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 100 | 6 |
| 10 | SPLENDORA | 5-M | 6-5-0-0 | 69 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: LEADING CHANGE (34), BURNHAM SQUARE (22), EXPLORA (11), NAPOLEON SOLO (10), WAYS AND MEANS (10), BAEZA (10), FULLY SUBSCRIBED (8), T O ELVIS (7), SURVIE (5), TIFFANY (IRE) (4), TAM TAM (3), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (3), LUSTER (2), COUNTING STARS (2), PHILEAS FOGG (1), CAROLINE ST BEAT (1), NYSOS (1), SPIRITED SOL (1)