Arcangelo and jockey Javier Castellano after winning the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) for owner Blue Rose Farm and trainer Jena Antonucci. Photo: Walter Wlodarczyk/Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – August 28, 2023
Week 31 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 27. 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 | CODY'S WISH (6) | 5-H | 3-2-0-1 | 292 | 2 |
| 2 | ARCANGELO (21) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 290 | 15 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (3) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 251 | 1 |
| 4 | ECHO ZULU (2) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 216 | 22 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (1) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 200 | 4 |
| 6 | GUNITE (2) | 4-C | 6-3-2-1 | 190 | 14 |
| 7 | UP TO THE MARK (2) | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 140 | 5 |
| 8 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 79 | 8 |
| 9 | IDIOMATIC | 4-F | 7-6-1-0 | 67 | 36 |
| 10 | NEST | 4-F | 2-1-0-1 | 65 | 3 |
Other horses receiving votes: IN ITALIAN (40), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (36), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (21), CARAVEL (15), ZANDON (15), BOLSHOI BALLET (12), WEST WILL POWER (12), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (11), FORTE (11), NEW YORK THUNDER (11), DISARM (10), PROXY (8), RATTLE N ROLL (8), MAPLE LEAF MEL (8), CLAIRIERE (6), DEFUNDED (6), MAGE (4), NEXT (4), SET PIECE (3), PRINCE OF MONACO (2), RANDOMIZED (1), SECRET OATH (1)