Art Collector wins the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park under jockey Junior Alvarado. Photo: Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – January 30, 2023
Week 1 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 January 29. 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 (15) | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 274 | - |
| 2 | ARABIAN KNIGHT (13) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 265 | - |
| 3 | INSTANT COFFEE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 209 | - |
| 4 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 157 | - |
| 5 | VICTORY FORMATION | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 95 | - |
| 6 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 79 | - |
| 7 | HAVNAMELTDOWN | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 71 | - |
| 8 | REINCARNATE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 69 | - |
| 9 | NATIONAL TREASURE | 3-C | 1-0-0-1 | 47 | - |
| 10 | WONDER WHEEL | 3-F | 0-0-0-0 | 41 | - |
Other horses receiving votes: FAUSTIN (34), CURLY JACK (34), RED ROUTE ONE (30), DUBYUHNELL (27), NEWGATE (25), PRACTICAL MOVE-1 (23), LOGGINS (22), VERIFYING (20), HEJAZI-1 (20), JACE’S ROAD (19), LUGAN KNIGHT (17), FAIZA (16), HOOSIER PHILLY (14), GIANT MISCHIEF (14), TWO PHIL’S (14), VICTORIA ROAD (12), THE ALYS LOOK (10), BANISHING (8), DETERMINEDLY (5), EXTRA ANEJO (5), FROSTED DEPARTURE (4), CYCLONE MISCHIEF (4), FUNTASTIC AGAIN (4), SIGNATOR (3), GULFPORT (2), JUSTIQUE (2), WET PAINT (2), CARMEL ROAD (2), VEGAS MAGIC (2), WILDATLANTICSTORM (1), ARABIAN LION (1), GENERAL JIM (1), GENERAL BANKER (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART COLLECTOR (17) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 280 | - |
| 2 | TAIBA (8) | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 198 | - |
| 3 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 1-0-1-0 | 146 | - |
| 4 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 140 | - |
| 5 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (3) | 6-H | 0-0-0-0 | 133 | - |
| 6 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 101 | - |
| 7 | NEST (1) | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 88 | - |
| 8 | ELITE POWER | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 73 | - |
| 9 | QUEEN GODDESS | 5-M | 1-1-0-0 | 60 | - |
| 10 | CLAIRIERE | 5-F | 0-0-0-0 | 49 | - |
Other horses receiving votes: GUNITE (48), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (47), IVAR (38), NEWGRANGE-1 (36), IN ITALIAN (26), PROXY (23), WAR LIKE GODDESS (20), REPO ROCKS (19), STILLETO BOY (17), PAULINE’S PEARL (17), ARABIAN KNIGHT (17), MODERN GAMES-1 (16), FORTE (10), SECRET OATH (8), ENDORSED (8), PERSONAL BEST (8), RED KNIGHT (8), RICH STRIKE (7), EPICENTER (6), GINOBILI (6), INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (6), SCARLET FUSION (6), WONDER WHEEL (4), INSTANT COFFEE (4), SPEAKING SCOUT (4), MARYQUITECONTRARY (3), CYBERKNIFE (3), WHITE ABARRIO (3), VICTORY FORMATION (3), LAW PROFESSOR (2), HOPPER (2), HAVNAMELTDOWN (2), COUNT AGAIN (2), CAVE ROCK (2), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (1), COALINGA ROAD (1), ZANDON (1), WET PAINT (1), LADY SPEIGHTSPEARE (1), CHARGE IT (1)