After his victory in the Pacific Classic Stakes, Game On Dude overtakes Wise Dan for the first place spot on the Week 26 chart. Royal Delta moves up to the third with her win in the Personal Ensign, demoting Cross Traffic into the fourth. Princess of Sylmar moved up to the sixth spot from the eighth and Obviously joined in the seventh spot with Verrazano falling off the top ten.
2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 26 of the 2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through August 25. Current Horse of the Year ranking of the Top Thoroughbred on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2013 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 4. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
| Name | A-G | 2013 Record | Pts. | PVS | |
| 1 | Game On Dude (31) | 6-G | 5-5-0-0 | 442 | 2 |
| 2 | Wise Dan (15) | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 426 | 1 |
| 3 | Royal Delta (0) | 5-M | 5-3-1-0 | 334 | 4 |
| 4 | Cross Traffic (0) | 4-C | 5-3-2-0 | 258 | 3 |
| 5 | Point Of Entry (0) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 200 | 5 |
| 6 | Princess Of Sylmar (0) | 3-F | 6-5-1-0 | 181 | 8 |
| 7 | Obviously (0) | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 131 | 11 |
| 8 | Sahara Sky (0) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 96 | 9 |
| 9 | Fort Larned (0) | 5-H | 4-1-0-0 | 70 | 10 |
| 10 | Palace Malice (0) | 3-C | 8-2-2-1 | 65 | 7 |
Other horses receiving votes: Orb (49), Will Take Charge (48), Big Blue Kitten (38), Graydar (31), Flat Out (26), Successful Dan (18), Animal Kingdom (13), Kettle Corn (13), Fed Biz (11), Laughing (11), Paynter (11), Dance To Bristol (9), Real Solution (7), Sweet Lulu (7), Oxbow (6), Departing (5), Mucho Macho Man (5), Verrazano (5), Mizdirection (4), Ron The Greek (2), Suggestive Boy (2), Admiral Kitten (1), Capo Bastone (1), Dandino (1), Dank (1), Delaunay (1), Reneesgotzip (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse