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Sierra Leone’s win in the Risen Star (G2) vaulted the son of Gun Runner into a leading Kentucky Derby contender. Photo credit: Hodges Photography
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 18, 2024
Week 8 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 March 17. 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 THREE-YEAR OLD POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIERRA LEONE (10) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 280 | 2 |
| 2 | TIMBERLAKE (2) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 226 | 3 |
| 3 | NYSOS (17) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 209 | 1 |
| 4 | DORNOCH (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 205 | 4 |
| 5 | TRACK PHANTOM | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 134 | 5 |
| 6 | MUTH | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 116 | 6 |
| 7 | FIERCENESS | 3-C | 1-0-0-1 | 103 | 8 |
| 8 | HADES | 3-G | 1-1-0-0 | 84 | 7 |
| 9 | MYSTIK DAN | 3-C | 2-1-0-0 | 82 | 9 |
| 10 | DETERMINISTIC | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 63 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes:IMAGINATION (53), DOMESTIC PRODUCT (50), KINZA-2 (34), CATCHING FREEDOM (16), MAYMUN (15), WINE ME UP (15), TARIFA (11), CONQUEST WARRIOR (9), NO MORE TIME (9), ENDLESSLY (9), BOOK’EM DANNO (9), FOREVER YOUNG (8), JUST A TOUCH (4), JUST F Y I (3), ENCINO (3), STRONGHOLD (2), LOCKED (2), TUSCAN SKY (2), COMMON DEFENSE (2), TIME FOR TRUTH (1), UNCLE HEAVY (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENOR BUSCADOR (26) | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 304 | 1 |
| 2 | SAUDI CROWN | 4-C | 2-1-0-1 | 228 | 2 |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE (2) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 220 | 3 |
| 4 | IDIOMATIC (2) | 5-M | 0-0-0-0 | 175 | 5 |
| 5 | NEWGATE | 4-C | 3-1-2-0 | 169 | 4 |
| 6 | WHITE ABARRIO | 5-H | 1-0-0-0 | 150 | 6 |
| 7 | WARM HEART | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 78 | 7 |
| 8 | DIDIA | 6-M | 1-1-0-0 | 59 | 36 |
| 9 | SPEED BOAT BEACH | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 51 | 9 |
| 10 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 32 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: DU JOUR (27), THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (26), SWEET AZTECA (23), NEWGRANGE (19), FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (18), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (17), I’M VERY BUSY (14), DIDIA (13), SIBELIUS (13), NYSOS (10), AUGUSTE RODIN-1 (10), SKELLY (8), ROSENQUIST (8), SUBSANADOR (7), RUBY NELL (7), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), MONEY SUPPLY (6), OLIVIA DARLING (6), OCTANE (5), DETERMINISTIC (5), CASA CREED (5), HONOR D LADY (4), SIERRA LEONE (4), POST TIME (4), DISARM (3), ANGEL OF EMPIRE (3), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (3), RED CARPET READY (3), ALVA STARR (3), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (3), FRANCE GO DE INA (3), BEST ACTOR (2), SUPER CHOW (2), BELLAMORE (2), ARTHUR’S RIDE (1)