Kingsbarns and jockey Luis Saez upset the Grade 1 Stephen Foster field at Churchill Downs. Photo credit: Nicole Finch photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 1, 2024
Week 23 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 June 30. 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 | NATIONAL TREASURE (27) | 4-C | 3-2-0-0 | 301 | 1 |
| 2 | SENOR BUSCADOR (1) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 247 | 2 |
| 3 | IDIOMATIC (2) | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 176 | 4 |
| 4 | KINGSBARNS | 4-C | 4-3-1-0 | 148 | 34 |
| 5 | ADARE MANOR | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 147 | 5 |
| 6 | MASTER OF THE SEAS (1) | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 124 | 6 |
| 7 | THORPEDO ANNA | 3-F | 3-3-0-0 | 108 | 7 |
| 8 | RANDOMIZED | 4-F | 2-1-1-0 | 85 | 8 |
| 9 | COGBURN | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 52 | 11 |
| 10 | THE CHOSEN VRON | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 45 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: DIDIA (44), MYSTIK DAN (25), MEASURED TIME (21), SILVER KNOTT (19), VAHVA (18), SCYLLA (18), FIRST MISSION (17), DORNOCH (12), A MO REAY (10), SAUDI CROWN (10), Absolutely Zero (9), WHITE ABARRIO (9), PYRENEES (9), REBEL’S ROMANCE (9), ACE OF CLUBS (8), BOOK’EM DANNO (8), NEWGATE (8), Acoustic Ave (7), SIERRA LEONE (7), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (7), CHILI FLAG (6), WARM HEART (6), ADHAMO (5), SEIZE THE GREY (5), AFFABLE (4), BABY YODA (4), ARABIAN KNIGHT (4), AFFIRMATIVE LADY (3), MUTH (3), NEXT (2), OTTOMAN FLEET (2), BLAZING SEVENS (1), BRIGHT FUTURE (1), CATCHING FREEDOM (1), ANISETTE (1)