Newgate and Frankie Dettori catch Subsanador (ARG) and Hector Berrios in the final strides to win the Santa Anita Handicap (G1). Photo credit: Benoit Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 4, 2024

Week 6 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 3. 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 (27)3-C1-1-0-03131
2SIERRA LEONE (6)3-C1-1-0-02862
3TIMBERLAKE (1)3-C1-1-0-02313
4DORNOCH3-C0-0-0-020010
5TRACK PHANTOM3-C2-1-1-01234
6MUTH3-C1-1-0-01215
7FIERCENESS3-C1-0-0-1956
8HADES3-G1-1-0-0897
9MYSTIK DAN3-C2-1-0-0849
10DETERMINISTIC3-C1-1-0-063N/A

Other horses receiving votes: IMAGINATION (61), LOCKED (41), MAYMUN (23), CATCHING FREEDOM (18), FOREVER YOUNG (18), WINE ME UP (18), KINZA (17), CONQUEST WARRIOR (16), TARIFA (11), NO MORE TIME (9), BOOK’EM DANNO (9), TUSCAN SKY (6), ENCINO (4), JUST F Y I (3), UNCLE HEAVY (3), R HARPER ROSE (2), COMMON DEFENSE (2), HONOR MARIE (2), SPEAK EASY (1), STRONGHOLD (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1SENOR BUSCADOR (28)6-H2-1-1-03311
2SAUDI CROWN4-C2-1-0-12423
3NATIONAL TREASURE (3)4-C2-1-0-02352
4IDIOMATIC (2)5-M0-0-0-01754
5WHITE ABARRIO5-H1-0-0-01575
6NEWGATE4-C3-1-2-015241
7WARM HEART4-F1-1-0-0797
8DIDIA6-M1-1-0-0718
9SPEED BOAT BEACH4-C0-0-0-0689
10NEWGRANGE5-H2-1-0-0506

Other horses receiving votes:  ARABIAN KNIGHT (38), DU JOUR (27), NYSOS (25), FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (21), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (17), I’M VERY BUSY (15), SIBELIUS (15), AUGUSTE RODIN-1 (12), SUBSANADOR (11), OCTANE (10), SKELLY (10), SIERRA LEONE (9), OLIVIA DARLING (8), DISARM (8), THE CHOSEN VRON (8), RUBY NELL (7), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), CASA CREED (7), MONEY SUPPLY (6), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (6), ANGEL OF EMPIRE (5), POST TIME (4), SUPER CHOW (4), HONOR D LADY (4), TIMBERLAKE (4), ALVA STARR (4), R CALLI KIM (3), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (3), MISSED THE CUT (2), BELLAMORE (2), ARABIAN GAZELLES (2), BEST ACTOR (2), FIRST MISSION (2), EASTER (1), PROXY (1)