Both Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty (left) and Preakness winner Journalism (right) posted half mile works in Saratoga on June 1, ahead of their anticipated showdown in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Photo credit: Coglianese Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 2, 2025

Week 19 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 June 1. 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, 2025 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
1JOURNALISM (19)3-C4-3-1-02621
2SOVEREIGNTY (8)3-C3-2-1-02502
3BAEZA3-C4-1-2-12013
4GOOD CHEER3-F3-3-0-01404
5SANDMAN3-C5-1-1-21175
6GOSGER3-C3-2-1-01036
7FINAL GAMBIT3-C4-2-1-0967
8RODRIGUEZ3-C4-2-1-1818
9BURNHAM SQUARE3-G4-2-0-0649
10HILL ROAD3-C2-1-0-14510

Other horses receiving votes: TAPPAN STREET (31), OWEN ALMIGHTY (26), NITROGEN (25), ZULU KINGDOM (9), GRANDE (8), GOAL ORIENTED (4), NYSOS (4), MACHO MUSIC (4), PATCH ADAMS (3), CITIZEN BULL (3), CRUDO (2), EAST AVENUE (2), TIZTASTIC (2), HEART OF HONOR (1), COAL BATTLE (1), KENTUCKY OUTLAW (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1FIERCENESS (11)4-C1-1-0-02501
2WHITE ABARRIO (15)6-H2-2-0-02392
3MINDFRAME4-C2-2-0-01903
4HIT SHOW5-H3-2-0-11394
5THORPEDO ANNA (1)4-F3-2-0-01235
6LOCKED4-C3-1-1-0826
7KOPION4-F2-2-0-0667
8SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS6-G3-2-0-0608
9RAGING SEA5-M1-1-0-0449
10SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING6-H4-2-0-23711

Other horses receiving votes: SIERRA LEONE (32), NYSOS (31), FIRST MISSION (30), MYSTIK DAN (28), JOURNALISM (26), SOVEREIGNTY (17), SAUDI CROWN (14), CARL SPACKLER (13), SHE FEELS PRETTY (13), RAGING TORRENT (12), FAR BRIDGE (10), FOREVER YOUNG (9), JUST A TOUCH (5), ZULU KINGDOM (4), INSPIRATION POINT (3), BE YOUR BEST (3), MIXTO (3), UTAH BEACH (2)