In the 22nd poll of the year, Texas Red made his way onto the Top Thoroughbred Poll after his win in the Jim Dandy while California Chrome dropped out of the top 10.
Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 23 of the 2015 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through August 9. Current Horse of the Year ranking of the Top Thoroughbred on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2015 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 2. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling. Eclipse Icon represents Eclipse Award Winner.
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | American Pharoah (45)  |
3-C | 6-6-0-0 | 450 | 1 |
| 2 | Honor Code | 4-R | 4-3-0-0 | 400 | 2 |
| 3 | Beholder |
5-M | 3-3-0-0 | 261 | 4 |
| 4 | Shared Belief |
4-G | 3-2-0-0 | 232 | 3 |
| 5 | Liam’s Map | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 150 | 30 |
| 6 | Lady Eli | 3-F | 3-3-0-0 | 141 | 6 |
| 7 | Private Zone | 6-G | 4-2-1-1 | 131 | 7 |
| 8 | Tonalist | 4-C | 4-1-2-1 | 127 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas Red | 3-C | 3-1-2-0 | 112 | 10 |
| 10 | Rock Fall | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 56 | 12 |
Other horses receiving votes: Big Blue Kitten (50), California Chrome (48), Constitution (31), Frosted (30), Hard Aces (28), Catch A Flight (25), Main Sequence (16), Wedding Toast (16), Curalina (15), Lea (15), Stopchargingmaria (15), Wise Dan (15), Hard Not To Like (12), Effinex (11), Mshawish (10), Stellar Wind (9), Noble Bird (7), Wicked Strong (7), Bradester (5), Force The Pass (5), Hoppertunity (5), V.E. Day (5), Cavorting (4), Golden Lad (4), Lovely Maria (4), Red Rifle (4), Secret Circle (4), Slumber (4), Race Day (3), Untapable (3), Masochistic (2), Tiz Shea (2), Keen Ice (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse