Hit Show and jockey Manny Franco cruised to a 5 ½ length win in the G3 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack for owners Gary and Mary West and trainer Brad Cox. Photo: Coglianese Photos/Joe Labozzetta

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – February 13, 2023

Week 3 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 February 12. 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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1FORTE (17)3-C0-0-0-03031
2ARABIAN KNIGHT (14)3-C1-1-0-03022
3INSTANT COFFEE (1)3-C1-1-0-02293
4CAVE ROCK3-C0-0-0-01274
5ROCKET CAN3-C1-1-0-01176
6VICTORY FORMATION3-C1-1-0-01077
7HIT SHOW3-C1-1-0-097-
8REINCARNATE3-C1-1-0-0868
9BLAZING SEVENS3-C0-0-0-0779
10LITIGATE3-C2-1-1-071-

Other horses receiving votes: HAVNAMELTDOWN (49), NATIONAL TREASURE (37), TAPIT TRICE (36), NEWGATE (34), VERIFYING (21), LOGGINS (20), FAUSTIN (19), PRACTICAL MOVE-1 (16), HOOSIER PHILLY (13), RED ROUTE ONE (13), CURLY JACK (12), VICTORIA ROAD (11), HEJAZI-1 (10), THE ALYS LOOK (7), HARD TO FIGURE (7), MAJOR DUDE (7), LUGAN KNIGHT (6), DETERMINEDLY (6), GENERAL JIM (6), JACE’S ROAD (5), GIANT MISCHIEF (4), TWO PHIL’S (4), CHASE THE CHAOS (4), WONDER WHEEL (2), GROVELAND (2), HARLOCAP (1), DUBYUHNELL (1), BANISHING (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1ART COLLECTOR (20)6-H1-1-0-03131
2TAIBA (9)4-C0-0-0-02472
3DEFUNDED5-G1-0-1-01813
4COUNTRY GRAMMER (3)6-H0-0-0-01674
5ATONE6-G1-1-0-01405
6CODY'S WISH5-H0-0-0-01176
7NEST4-F0-0-0-01107
8ELITE POWER5-H0-0-0-0718
9CLAIRIERE5-F0-0-0-0599
10QUEEN GODDESS5-M1-1-0-05711

Other horses receiving votes: GUNITE (48), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (37), CHARGE IT (30), NEWGRANGE-1 (28), IVAR (27), FUN TO DREAM (25), ARABIAN KNIGHT (23), STILLETO BOY (21), PROXY (21), IN ITALIAN (21), WAR LIKE GODDESS (19), REPO ROCKS (16), MODERN GAMES-1 (14), PAULINE’S PEARL (11), SIBELIUS (8), A MO REAY (8), ENDORSED (6), GINOBILI (6), INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (6), RED KNIGHT (5), PERSONAL BEST (5), HOPKINS (4), EMMANUEL (4), INSTANT COFFEE (3), FORTE (3), VICTORY FORMATION (2), SECRET OATH (2), HAVNAMELTDOWN (1), WONDER WHEEL (1), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (1), CAIRO CONSORT (1), HOPPER (1)