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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 10, 2023
Week 24 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 July 9. Voting is conducted by national media.
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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODY'S WISH (27) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 315 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (5) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 271 | 2 |
| 3 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 220 | 3 |
| 4 | WEST WILL POWER | 6-H | 4-2-1-1 | 167 | 4 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 159 | 5T |
| 6 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 142 | 5T |
| 7 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 133 | 7 |
| 8 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 116 | 8 |
| 9 | ART COLLECTOR | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 49 | 9 |
| 10 | GOODNIGHT OLIVE | 5-M | 3-2-0-1 | 36 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GOODNIGHT OLIVE (36), RATTLE N ROLL (32),FORTE (16), MAGE (12), ARCANGELO (12), GUNITE (10), CHARGE IT (10), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (9), SMILE HAPPY (8), PROXY (7), ARABIAN LION (7), TAIBA (5), FAR BRIDGE (5), MODERN GAMES (3), EMMANUEL (2), MAPLE LEAF MEL (2), NEXT (2), ZOZOS (2), NEST (2), COUNTRY GRAMMER (2), IDIOMATIC (2), CHEZ PIERRE (1), PLAYED HARD (1)