Saudi Crown, shown winning the Louisiana Stakes last month, is expected to start next in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) later this month. Photo credit: Hodges Photography

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – February 12, 2024

Week 3 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 February 11. 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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1NYSOS (31)3-C1-1-0-03101
2MUTH3-C1-1-0-02002
3FIERCENESS3-C1-0-0-11663
4TRACK PHANTOM3-C1-1-0-01604
5HADES3-G1-1-0-01505
6LOCKED3-C0-0-0-01286
7MYSTIK DAN3-C2-1-0-01227
8DORNOCH3-C0-0-0-0938
9SIERRA LEONE3-C0-0-0-0639
10MAYMUN3-C2-2-0-04212

Other horses receiving votes: TIMBERLAKE (39), UNCLE HEAVY (32), NO MORE TIME (28), JUST F Y I (24), KINZA (20), CATCHING FREEDOM (19), HALL OF FAME (18), HONOR MARIE (18), DOMESTIC PRODUCT (18), SPEAK EASY (14), WEST OMAHA (8), FIRST WORLD WAR (6), AGATE ROAD (5), R HARPER ROSE (5), NICE AS PIE (5), COACH PRIME (4), ENDLESSLY (2), NASH (2), CANDIED (2), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (1), VICTORY AVENUE (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1NATIONAL TREASURE (18)4-C1-1-0-02871
2WHITE ABARRIO (10)5-H0-0-0-02502
3SENOR BUSCADOR6-H1-0-1-01874
4IDIOMATIC (2)5-M0-0-0-01863
5SAUDI CROWN4-C1-1-0-01635
6NEWGRANGE5-H1-1-0-01076
7WARM HEART4-F1-1-0-0917
8DIDIA6-M1-1-0-0838
9SPEED BOAT BEACH4-C0-0-0-0609
10ARABIAN KNIGHT4-C0-0-0-03911

Other horses receiving votes:  FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (29), I’M VERY BUSY (18), OLIVIA DARLING (17), NYSOS (16), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (16), THE CHOSEN VRON (13), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (12), HOIST THE GOLD (12), SKELLY (10), AUGUSTE RODIN-1 (10), CASA CREED (10), DISARM (9), SIBELIUS (9), RANDOMIZED (8), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (8), PROXY (5), BELLAMORE (5), SLOW DOWN ANDY (5), ANGEL OF EMPIRE (4), CATCHING FREEDOM (4), TUMBARUMBA (4), KINGSBARNS (4), THREE WITCHES (3), FIRST MISSION (3), ANISETTE (3), NEWGATE (3), BIG CITY LIGHTS (2), ALVA STARR (2), POST TIME (2), CRUPI (2), KINGS RIVER KNIGHT (1), INTEGRATION (1), TRACK PHANTOM (1), MISSED THE CUT (1)