Rocket Can wins the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. Photo: Ryan Thompson
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – February 6, 2023
Week 2 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 5. 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 (18) | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 311 | 1 |
| 2 | ARABIAN KNIGHT (13) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 300 | 2 |
| 3 | INSTANT COFFEE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 218 | 3 |
| 4 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 153 | 4 |
| 5 | NEWGATE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 136 | 15 |
| 6 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 102 | - |
| 7 | VICTORY FORMATION | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 99 | 5 |
| 8 | REINCARNATE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 87 | 8 |
| 9 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 76 | 6 |
| 10 | HAVNAMELTDOWN | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 48 | 7 |
Other horses receiving votes: NATIONAL TREASURE (41), TAPIT TRICE (30), FAUSTIN (24), VERIFYING (23), LOGGINS (22), WONDER WHEEL (20), CURLY JACK (19), RED ROUTE ONE (19), DUBYUHNELL (18), PRACTICAL MOVE-1 (16), HARD TO FIGURE (15), HOOSIER PHILLY (14), VICTORIA ROAD (11), HEJAZI-1 (10), LUGAN KNIGHT (8), MAJOR DUDE (7), GIANT MISCHIEF (6), TWO PHIL’S (5), DETERMINEDLY (5), GENERAL JIM (5), JACE’S ROAD (4), BANISHING (4), THE ALYS LOOK (4), EXTRA ANEJO (2), ARCTIC ARROGANCE (2), FAIZA (2), SIGNATOR (2), CYCLONE MISCHIEF (1), CAIRO CONSORT (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART COLLECTOR (20) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 313 | 1 |
| 2 | TAIBA (9) | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 253 | 2 |
| 3 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 1-0-1-0 | 169 | 3 |
| 4 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (3) | 6-H | 0-0-0-0 | 164 | 5 |
| 5 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 132 | 4 |
| 6 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 127 | 6 |
| 7 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 110 | 7 |
| 8 | ELITE POWER | 5-H | 6-5-0-1 | 79 | 8 |
| 9 | CLAIRIERE | 5-F | 0-0-0-0 | 67 | 10 |
| 10 | GUNITE | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 59 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: QUEEN GODDESS (56), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (34), NEWGRANGE-1 (32), IVAR (30), FUN TO DREAM (27), STILLETO BOY (23), PROXY (21), IN ITALIAN (21), WAR LIKE GODDESS (19), ARABIAN KNIGHT (16), CHARGE IT (16), MODERN GAMES-1 (14), PAULINE’S PEARL (9), REPO ROCKS (8), PERSONAL BEST (8), RED KNIGHT (8), SECRET OATH (7), ENDORSED (7), NTERSTATEDAYDREAM (6), RICH STRIKE (5), GINOBILI (5), A MO REAY (5), EMMANUEL (4), HOPKINS (4), WONDER WHEEL (3), FORTE (2), WHITE ABARRIO (2), HOPPER (2), MARYQUITECONTRARY (1), CAIRO CONSORT (1), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (1)