Citizen Bull and jockey Martin Garcia cruise to a 3 ¾ length win in the G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. Photo credit: Benoit Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – February 3, 2025

Week 2 of the 2025 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 February 2. 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 4 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 3-YEAR OLD POLL

PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1CITIZEN BULL (24)3-C1-1-0-02761
2BARNES (2)3-C1-1-0-02262
3EAST AVENUE3-C0-0-0-01433
4BURNHAM SQUARE3-G1-1-0-0127N/A
5DISCO TIME3-C1-1-0-01194
6SPEED KING3-C1-1-0-01035
7COAL BATTLE3-C1-1-0-0846
8CAPTAIN COOK3-C1-1-0-080N/A
9JOURNALISM (1)3-C0-0-0-0707
10SANDMAN (1)3-C1-0-1-0539

Other horses receiving votes: CHANCER MCPATRICK (48), RODRIGUEZ (45), SOVEREIGNTY (36), IMMERSIVE (26), FIRST RESORT (20), POSTER (18), GOOD CHEER (11), BUILT (9), BULLARD (8), TREATY OF ROME (7), TAKE CHARGE MILADY (6), GAMING (5), JONATHAN’S WAY (4), TAPPAN STREET (4), ECLATANT (3), RIVER THAMES (2), MELLENCAMP (2), GRANDE (2), MUHIMMA (1), CYCLONE STATE (1), GATE TO WIRE (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1WHITE ABARRIO (14)6-H1-1-0-02541
2THORPEDO ANNA (14)4-F0-0-0-02252
3SIERRA LEONE4-C0-0-0-02033
4LOCKED4-C1-0-1-01684
5FIERCENESS4-C0-0-0-01455
6SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS6-G1-1-0-01016
7STRAIGHT NO CHASER6-H0-0-0-0797
8SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING6-H1-0-0-1588
9BE YOUR BEST5-M1-1-0-0429
10HIT SHOW5-H1-1-0-04110

Other horses receiving votes: MINDFRAME (28), KOPION (28), JOHANNES (22), RATTLE N ROLL (20), KATONAH (11), SOUL OF AN ANGEL (11), SHE FEELS PRETTY (9), POST TIME (7), HIGHLAND FALLS (6), CARL SPACKLER (6), FOREVER YOUNG (6), RASHMI (5), COPPOLA (5), DASHMAN (5), SAUDI CROWN (5), SPEED KING (5), RAGING TORRENT (4), MULLIKIN (4), SACRED WISH (4), OLD PAL (3), RECHARGE (3), SUBSANADOR (3), TAKE CHARGE MILADY (3), CITIZEN BULL (2), MYSTIC LAKE (2), EL POTENTE (2), BIG CITY LIGHTS (2), SAFFRON MOON (2), EXPRESS TRAIN (2), TOUCHUPONASTAR (2), BOOK’EM DANNO (1), BARNES (1), MIXTO (1), RAGING SEA (1), INTEGRATION (1), HALL OF FAME (1), IN JUST MY HEELS (1),