
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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | FORTE (17) | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 303 | 1 |
2 | ARABIAN KNIGHT (14) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 302 | 2 |
3 | INSTANT COFFEE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 229 | 3 |
4 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 127 | 4 |
5 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 117 | 6 |
6 | VICTORY FORMATION | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 107 | 7 |
7 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 97 | - |
8 | REINCARNATE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 86 | 8 |
9 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 77 | 9 |
10 | LITIGATE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 71 | - |
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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | ART COLLECTOR (20) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 313 | 1 |
2 | TAIBA (9) | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 247 | 2 |
3 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 1-0-1-0 | 181 | 3 |
4 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (3) | 6-H | 0-0-0-0 | 167 | 4 |
5 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 140 | 5 |
6 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 117 | 6 |
7 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 110 | 7 |
8 | ELITE POWER | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 71 | 8 |
9 | CLAIRIERE | 5-F | 0-0-0-0 | 59 | 9 |
10 | QUEEN GODDESS | 5-M | 1-1-0-0 | 57 | 11 |
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)