Confidence Game and jockey James Graham took control turning for home and held off Red Route One to win Saturday’s Rebel Stakes (G2). Photo: Coady
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll -February 27, 2023
Week 5 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 26. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORTE (22) | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 333 | 1 |
| 2 | ARABIAN KNIGHT (11) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 316 | 2 |
| 3 | INSTANT COFFEE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 245 | 3 |
| 4 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 149 | - |
| 5 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 145 | 4 |
| 6 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 116 | 5 |
| 7 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 105 | 7 |
| 8 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 98 | 6 |
| 9 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 76 | 9 |
| 10T | LITIGATE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 60 | 10 |
| 10T | REINCARNATE | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 60 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: RED ROUTE ONE (44), TAPIT TRICE (41), NATIONAL TREASURE (27), FAUSTIN (22), HAVNAMELTDOWN (22), PRACTICAL MOVE-1 (16), WET PAINT (14), NEWGATE (12), HEJAZI-1 (10), VICTORY FORMATION (8), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (8), HARD TO FIGURE (8), WONDER WHEEL (6), LUGAN KNIGHT (6), GENERAL JIM (6), MAJOR DUDE (6), BISHOPS BAY (5), LOGGINS (5), VERIFYING (2), TWO PHIL’S (2), CARMEL ROAD (2), THE ALYS LOOK (2), HOOSIER PHILLY (1), CHASE THE CHAOS (1), CAGLIOSTRO (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART COLLECTOR (25) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 335 | 1 |
| 2 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (7) | - | 1-0-1-0 | 283 | 3 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (4) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 266 | 8 |
| 4 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 1-0-1-0 | 177 | 4 |
| 5 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 128 | 5 |
| 6 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 111 | 7 |
| 7 | TAIBA | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 107 | 2 |
| 8 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 103 | 6 |
| 9 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 0-0-0-0 | 71 | 9 |
| 10 | GUNITE | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GOODNIGHT OLIVE (41), CHARGE IT (38), QUEEN GODDESS (29), LAST SAMURAI (26), IN ITALIAN (20), NEWGRANGE (18), PROXY (18), CASA CREED (16), REPO ROCKS (16), WAR LIKE GODDESS (16), PIONEER OF MEDINA (16), FUN TO DREAM (14), MODERN GAMES (12), STILLETO BOY (8), ARABIAN KNIGHT (7), ANGEL OF EMPIRE (7), ENDORSED (6), IVAR (5), RED KNIGHT (5), A MO REAY (5), PERSONAL BEST (5), INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (5), TWO EMMYS (4), YUUGIRI (4), FORTE (4), SIBELIUS (3), SECRET OATH (2), WEST WILL POWER (2), CANDY MAN ROCKET (1), THE CHOSEN VRON (1), PAULINE’S PEARL (1)