Eclipse Award Champion Forte (outside) works 4 furlongs in :50.50 alongside stablemate Bright Future at Saratoga on Saturday, August 19. Photo credit: Susie Raisher/Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – August 21, 2023
Week 30 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 August 20. Voting is conducted by national media.
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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE POWER (26) | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 322 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (6) | 5-H | 3-2-0-1 | 256 | 2 |
| 3 | NEST | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 230 | 3 |
| 4 | WHITE ABARRIO | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 168 | 4 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 149 | 5 |
| 6 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 4-2-2-0 | 140 | 6 |
| 7 | FORTE (1) | 3-C | 4-3-1-0 | 117 | 7 |
| 8 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 85 | 8 |
| 9T | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 41 | 9 |
| 9T | GOODNIGHT OLIVE | 5-M | 3-2-0-1 | 41 | 10T |
Other horses receiving votes: GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (30), GUNITE (28), ARCANGELO (26), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (16), CARAVEL (15), SET PIECE (12), RATTLE N ROLL (12), ARABIAN LION (11), ZANDON (9), ECHO ZULU (8), NEW YORK THUNDER (6), PROXY (5), DEFUNDED (5), ADARE MANOR (3), ART COLLECTOR (3), NEXT (3), PRINCE OF MONACO (2), THE CHOSEN VRON (2), ANISETTE (1), MAPLE LEAF MEL (1), RANDOMIZED (1), SENOR BUSCADOR (1)