Wise Dan held on to his Poll lead on Week 20. The poll held steady with the exception of Animal Kingdom moving down to the ninth spot and Obviously moving up one into the eighth.
2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 20 of the 2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 14. 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 | Wise Dan (30) | 6-G | 3-3-0-0 | 416 | 1 |
| 2 | Game On Dude (13) | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 394 | 2 |
| 3 | Fort Larned (1) | 5-H | 3-1-0-0 | 323 | 3 |
| 4 | Point Of Entry (0) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 257 | 4 |
| 5 | Sahara Sky (0) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 180 | 5 |
| 6 | Flat Out (0) | 7-H | 5-2-0-1 | 118 | 6 |
| 7 | Graydar (0) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 106 | 7 |
| 8 | Obviously (0) | 5-G | 3-2-1-0 | 97 | 9 |
| 9 | Animal Kingdom (0) | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 94 | 8 |
| 10 | Oxbow (0) | 3-C | 7-2-2-0 | 69 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Orb (46), Marketing Mix (39), Boisterous (36), Suggestive Boy (33), Cross Traffic (30), Royal Delta (27), Paynter (20), Stephanie’s Kitten (20), Close Hatches (19), Palace Malice (17), Princess Of Sylmar (13), Emollient (10), Tiz Miz Sue (10), Big Blue Kitten (6), Clubhouse Ride (5), Delaunay (5), Last Gunfighter (5), Mizdirection (5), Verrazano (5), Amira’s Prince (4), Ron The Greek (3), Cigar Street (2), Fast Bullet (2), Gentlemen’s Bet (1), Midnight Lucky (1), Mucho Macho Man (1), Rahystrada (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse