Sierra Leone kicks off his 3-year-old campaign with a win in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) for trainer Chad Brown. Photo: Hodges Photography
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – February 20, 2024
Week 4 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 19. 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 | NYSOS (28) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 316 | 1 |
| 2 | SIERRA LEONE (4) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 280 | 9 |
| 3 | TRACK PHANTOM | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 169 | 4 |
| 4 | MUTH | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 157 | 2 |
| 5 | FIERCENESS | 3-C | 1-0-0-1 | 145 | 3 |
| 6 | HADES | 3-G | 1-1-0-0 | 131 | 5 |
| 7 | LOCKED | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 116 | 6 |
| 8 | MYSTIK DAN | 3-C | 2-1-0-0 | 104 | 7 |
| 9 | DORNOCH | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 95 | 8 |
| 10 | MAYMUN | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 37 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: TIMBERLAKE (36), CATCHING FREEDOM (34), NO MORE TIME (25), UNCLE HEAVY (19), KINZA (18), JUST F Y I (14), TARIFA (13), SPEAK EASY (9), HONOR MARIE (7), STRONGHOLD (7), TUSCAN SKY (6), AGATE ROAD (5), R HARPER ROSE (5), FIRST WORLD WAR (4), WEST OMAHA (4), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (1), ENDLESSLY (1), VICTORY AVENUE (1), CONQUEST WARRIOR (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATIONAL TREASURE (19) | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 299 | 1 |
| 2 | WHITE ABARRIO (10) | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 260 | 2 |
| 3T | IDIOMATIC (2) | 5-M | 0-0-0-0 | 187 | 4 |
| 3T | SENOR BUSCADOR | 6-H | 1-0-1-0 | 187 | 3 |
| 5 | SAUDI CROWN | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 177 | 5 |
| 6 | NEWGRANGE | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 109 | 6 |
| 7 | WARM HEART | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 87 | 7 |
| 8 | DIDIA | 6-M | 1-1-0-0 | 85 | 8 |
| 9 | SPEED BOAT BEACH | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 64 | 9 |
| 10 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 41 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (23), NYSOS (20), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (15), SKELLY (15), MONEY SUPPLY (14), SIBELIUS (13), I’M VERY BUSY (13), OLIVIA DARLING (13), THE CHOSEN VRON (13), HOIST THE GOLD (12), SIERRA LEONE (11), AUGUSTE RODIN-1 (11), CASA CREED (10), DISARM (9), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (8), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (8), PROXY (6), ANGEL OF EMPIRE (5), SLOW DOWN ANDY (5), BELLAMORE (4), KINGSBARNS (4), FIRST MISSION (3), ANISETTE (3), MISSED THE CUT (3), TUMBARUMBA (3), BIG CITY LIGHTS (3), BEST ACTOR (3), NEWGATE (3), POST TIME (2), THREE WITCHES (2), ALVA STARR (2), CRUPI (2), KINGS RIVER KNIGHT (1), INTEGRATION (1), HONOR D LADY (1)