NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 25, 2022

Week 9 of the 2022 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 April 24. 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 8 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, 2022 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
1EPICENTER (28)3-C3-2-1-03421
2ZANDON (3)3-C2-1-0-12852
3MO DONEGAL (1)3-C2-1-0-12234
4WHITE ABARRIO3-C2-2-0-02173
5TAIBA (1)3-C2-2-0-02055
6CYBERKNIFE (2)3-C3-2-0-01706
7MESSIER3-C2-1-1-01497
8SMILE HAPPY3-C2-0-2-0958
9SIMPLIFICATION3-C4-2-1-1599
10CHARGE IT3-C3-1-2-04510

Other horses receiving votes: EARLY VOTING (26), SECRET OATH (18), NEST (18), TIZ THE BOMB (16), ECHO ZULU (13), KATHLEEN O. (12), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (8), BARBER ROAD (8), ZOZOS (6), EMMANUEL (3), TAWNY PORT (3), CROWN PRIDE (2), CLASSIC CAUSEWAY (1), PIONEER OF MEDINA (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1COUNTRY GRAMMER (20)5-H2-1-1-03111
2LETRUSKA (9)6-M2-2-0-02883
3LIFE IS GOOD (3)4-C2-1-0-02612
4HOT ROD CHARLIE4-C2-1-1-02274
5SPEAKER'S CORNER4-C3-3-0-01885
6EXPRESS TRAIN (3)5-H2-2-0-01616
7FLIGHTLINE4-C3-3-0-0967
8OLYMPIAD4-C3-3-0-0708
9GOLDEN PAL4-C1-1-0-0629
10REGAL GLORY6-M2-2-0-04011

Other horses receiving votes: CLAIRIERE (29), JACKIE’S WARRIOR (29), MANDALOUN (27), COLONEL LIAM (24), CE CE (21), EPICENTER (20), MALATHAAT (14), MIDNIGHT BOURBON (8), CHANNEL MAKER (7), GLASS CEILING (6), PREVALENCE (5), DOMESTIC SPENDING (5), GUFO (5), MESSIER (3), JUST ONE TIME (3), MERNEITH (3), WARRANT (3), ACCLIMATE (3), CHANNEL CAT (2), BRICKYARD RIDE (1), SHIRL’S SPEIGHT (1), ROYAL SHIP (1), KATHLEEN O. (1)