Saratoga opens its summer meet on Thursday, July 11 after hosting the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in June. Photo credit: Coglianese Photos/Amira Chichakly
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 8, 2024
Week 24 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 July 7. 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 (26) | 4-C | 3-2-0-0 | 284 | 1 |
| 2 | SENOR BUSCADOR (1) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 220 | 2 |
| 3 | IDIOMATIC (1) | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 164 | 3 |
| 4 | KINGSBARNS | 4-C | 4-3-1-0 | 149 | 4 |
| 5 | ADARE MANOR | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 132 | 5 |
| 6 | MASTER OF THE SEAS (1) | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 114 | 6 |
| 7 | THORPEDO ANNA | 3-F | 3-3-0-0 | 90 | 7 |
| 8 | RANDOMIZED | 4-F | 2-1-1-0 | 79 | 8 |
| 9 | COGBURN | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 45 | 9 |
| 10 | THE CHOSEN VRON | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: NEXT (33), DIDIA (30), MEASURED TIME (19), FIRST MISSION (18), SILVER KNOTT (18), MYSTIK DAN (16), VAHVA (14), SCYLLA (13), A MO REAY (10), SWEET AZTECA (10), Absolutely Zero (9), PYRENEES (9), ACE OF CLUBS (8), BOOK’EM DANNO (8), DORNOCH (8), NEWGATE (8), SAUDI CROWN (7), Acoustic Ave (7), POST TIME (7), WHITE ABARRIO (6), WARM HEART (6), ADHAMO (5), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (5), SIERRA LEONE (5), CINDERELLA’S DREAM (5), BABY YODA (5), ARABIAN KNIGHT (5), AFFABLE (4), WAR LIKE GODDESS (4), AFFIRMATIVE LADY (3), MUTH (3), SEIZE THE GREY (2), TWO RIVERS OVER (2), EXALTED JOY (1), REBEL’S ROMANCE (1), ANISETTE (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1), OTTOMAN FLEET (1)