Forte passes Mage in deep stretch to win Saturday’s Florida Derby (G1) under Irad Ortiz, Jr., to collect his sixth win in seven lifetime starts. Photo: Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll -April 3, 2023
Week 10 of the 2023 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 2. 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 7 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, 2023 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 | FORTE (37) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 387 | 1 |
| 2 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 300 | 9 |
| 3 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 280 | 2 |
| 4 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 244 | 3 |
| 5 | KINGSBARNS (1) | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 230 | 4 |
| 6 | TWO PHIL'S | 3-C | 3-1-1-1 | 126 | 6 |
| 7 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 103 | 5 |
| 8T | DERMA SOTOGAKE | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 65 | 10 |
| 8T | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 65 | 8 |
| 10 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 30 | 15 |
Other horses receiving votes: CAVE ROCK (28), WET PAINT (26), REINCARNATE (23), ROCKET CAN (21), ARABIAN KNIGHT (19), INSTANT COFFEE (19), DISARM (13), MUNNYS GOLD (11), MAGE (8), NATIONAL TREASURE (8), HAVNAMELTDOWN (7), CYCLONE MISCHIEF (6), VERIFYING (5), SKINNER (4), BLAZING SEVENS (3), FAIZA (3), LITIGATE (3), KING RUSSELL (1), RAISE CAIN (1), AFFIRMATIVE LADY (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE POWER (25) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 338 | 1 |
| 2 | STILLETO BOY (3) | 5-G | 2-1-0-1 | 264 | 2 |
| 3 | ART COLLECTOR (6) | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 252 | 3 |
| 4 | WEST WILL POWER | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 214 | 4 |
| 5 | SECRET OATH (1) | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 167 | 5 |
| 6 | LAST SAMURAI (1) | 5-H | 3-2-0-0 | 150 | 7 |
| 7 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 128 | 6 |
| 8 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (1) | 6-H | 2-0-1-0 | 121 | 8 |
| 9 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 62 | 10 |
| 10 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 2-0-1-1 | 61 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: FORTE-2 (61), TAIBA (48), PROXY (44), SIBELIUS (42), A MO REAY (36), ENDORSED (22), CLAIRIERE (18), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (17), IN ITALIAN (14), MODERN GAMES (13), ATONE (12), GUNITE (11), WAR LIKE GODDESS (10), EMMANUEL (9), HOPPER (8), MATAREYA (7), CASA CREED (3), REPO ROCKS (3), QUEEN GODDESS (2), GOLD PHOENIX (2), SPOOKY CHANNEL (2), YUUGIRI (1), MUNNYS GOLD (1), AMAZING GRACE (1), CHARGE IT (1)