Game On Dude continues to lead the poll this week. Princess of Sylmar moved up to the fifth spot switching places with Point Of Entry. With his win in the Pennsylvania Derby, Will Take Charge moved up to the eighth spot ahead of Sahara Sky, pushing Flat Out off the top 10 chart.
2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 30 of the 2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 22. 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 (30) | 6-G | 5-5-0-0 | 462 | 1 |
| 2 | Wise Dan (18) | 6-G | 5-5-0-0 | 441 | 2 |
| 3 | Royal Delta (0) | 5-M | 5-3-1-0 | 331 | 3 |
| 4 | Cross Traffic (0) | 4-C | 5-3-2-0 | 270 | 4 |
| 5 | Princess Of Sylmar (0) | 3-F | 6-5-1-0 | 204 | 6 |
| 6 | Point Of Entry (0) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 181 | 5 |
| 7 | Obviously (0) | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 135 | 7 |
| 8 | Will Take Charge (0) | 3-C | 9-4-1-0 | 133 | 13 |
| 9 | Sahara Sky (0) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 71 | 8 |
| 10 | Palace Malice (0) | 3-C | 8-2-2-1 | 70 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes:
Flat Out (61), Orb (49), Fort Larned (46), Big Blue Kitten (30), Graydar (28), Groupie Doll (26), Animal Kingdom (21), Departing (11), Close Hatches (10), Laughing (8), Alpha (7), Dance To Bristol (7), Verrazano (7), Oxbow (6), Cluster Of Stars (5), Marketing Mix (3), Mucho Macho Man (3), Successful Dan (3), Beholder (2), Ben’s Cat (2), Kettle Corn (2), Strong Mandate (2), Fed Biz (1), Immortal Eyes (1), Pants On Fire (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse