Further Ado and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr roll to an 11-length win in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1). Trained by Brad Cox and owned by Spendthrift Farm, the son of Gun Runner has accumulated 135 points on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, behind only Commandment (150 points). Photo credit: Jim Gallagher/Coady
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 6, 2026
Week 11 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 April 5. 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 3-YEAR OLD POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RENEGADE (14) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 284 | 1 |
| 2 | COMMANDMENT (9) | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 276 | 2 |
| 3 | FURTHER ADO (8) | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 258 | 13 |
| 4 | THE PUMA | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 181 | 3 |
| 5 | SO HAPPY | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 130 | 22 |
| 6 | EMERGING MARKET | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 125 | 5 |
| 7 | SILENT TACTIC | 3-C | 4-1-3-0 | 94 | 7 |
| 8 | CHIEF WALLABEE | 3-C | 3-1-1-1 | 77 | 6 |
| 9 | POTENTE | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 48 | 8 |
| 10 | FULLEFFORT | 3-C | 3-1-2-0 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: INCREDIBOLT (43), ALBUS (34), CLASS PRESIDENT (34), PALADIN (14), NEARLY (9), GOLDEN TEMPO (9), PAVLOVIAN (9), PROM QUEEN (9), EXPLORA (9), WONDER DEAN (5), BELLA BALLERINA (4), DENON BOURBON (4), DANON BOURBON (4), TED NOFFEY (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNITUDE (18) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 291 | 1 |
| 2 | SOVEREIGNTY (10) | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 223 | 2 |
| 3 | NYSOS (1) | 5-H | 1-0-1-0 | 196 | 3 |
| 4 | FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) (2) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 195 | 4 |
| 5 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING | 7-H | 2-2-0-0 | 171 | 5 |
| 6 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 154 | 6 |
| 7 | JOURNALISM | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 93 | 7 |
| 8 | SPLENDORA | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 81 | 8 |
| 9 | IMAGINATION | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 63 | 9 |
| 10 | TOUCHUPONASTAR | 7-G | 2-2-0-0 | 30 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: WHITE ABARRIO (26), BANISHING (21), NITROGEN (17), FAR BRIDGE (17), SAUDI CROWN (14), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (13), BAEZA (13), LAGYNOS (13), ECLATANT (10), TEST SCORE (9), CORNUCOPIAN (9), FURTHER ADO (7), POINT DUME (6), HIT SHOW (6), COMMANDMENT (6), EMERGING MARKET (5), MAJESTIC OOPS (4), DESTINO D’ORO (4), BRITISH ISLES (3), BENTORNATO (3), REEF RUNNER (1), CORORATE POWER (1)