For the second week, Game On Dude held on to the Poll lead after his TVG Pacific Classic win. The only other move on the Poll this week came from Flat Out, who jumped from 15th to ninth after his second in the Woodward Stakes during Saratoga’s closing weekend.
2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 27 of the 2013 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 2. 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 | Points | Pvs | |
| 1 | Game On Dude (32) | 6-G | 5-5-0-0 | 453 | 1 |
| 2 | Wise Dan (15) | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 427 | 2 |
| 3 | Royal Delta (0) | 5-M | 5-3-1-0 | 328 | 3 |
| 4 | Cross Traffic (0) | 4-C | 5-3-2-0 | 263 | 4 |
| 5 | Point Of Entry (0) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 200 | 5 |
| 6 | Princess Of Sylmar (0) | 3-F | 6-5-1-0 | 194 | 6 |
| 7 | Obviously (0) | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 165 | 7 |
| 8 | Sahara Sky (0) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 99 | 8 |
| 9 | Flat Out (0) | 7-H | 6-2-1-1 | 62 | 15 |
| 10 | Palace Malice (0) | 3-C | 8-2-2-1 | 61 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes:
Orb (57), Fort Larned (50), Will Take Charge (37), Big Blue Kitten (33), Graydar (32), Alpha (22), Animal Kingdom (13), Dance To Bristol (12), Laughing (11), Verrazano (7), Oxbow (6), Silver Max (6), Successful Dan (6), Fed Biz (5), Kettle Corn (4), Beholder (3), Departing (3), Last Gunfighter (3), Marketing Mix (3), Mucho Macho Man (3), Strong Mandate (3), Real Solution (2), Ron The Greek (2), Suggestive Boy (2), Admiral Kitten (1), Capo Bastone (1), Dank (1), Mizdirection (1), Reneesgotzip (1), Saginaw (1), Sweet Lulu (1), Sweet Reason (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse