After a small hiatus, the Top Thoroughbred Poll was back this week with some notable changes. Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist moved into the No. 9 spot from No. 13 and Shared Belief, who hadn’t been ranked before appeared in the No. 7 position.
Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 15 of the 2014 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 20. 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, 2014 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 3. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
Horse | A/G | Record | Points | Pvs | |
1 | Palace Malice (34) | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 391 | 1 |
2 | Wise Dan (5) | 7-G | 2-2-0-0 | 315 | 2 |
3 | California Chrome (1) | 3-C | 6-5-0-0 | 264 | 3 |
4 | Untapable (0) | 3-F | 4-4-0-0 | 243 | 7 |
5 | Close Hatches (0) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 223 | 4 |
6 | Game On Dude (0) | 7-G | 4-1-1-0 | 131 | 5 |
7 | Shared Belief (0) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 103 | 0 |
8 | Lea (0) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 100 | 6 |
9 | Tonalist (0) | 3-C | 4-3-1-0 | 95 | 13 |
10 | Will Take Charge (0) | 4-C | 5-1-3-0 | 80 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: Moonshine Mullin (62), Obviously (28), Princess Of Sylmar (28), Majestic Harbor (21), Mucho Macho Man (15), Real Solution (10), Somali Lemonade (10), Stopchargingmaria (10), Coffee Clique (7), Clearly Now (6), Goldencents (6), Departing (5), Mr Speaker (5), Room Service (5), Beholder (4), Main Sequence (4), Vicar’s In Trouble (4), Wicked Strong (4), Bayern (3), Riposte (3), Tom’s Tribute (3), Winning Prize (3), Zivo (3), Imagining (2), Samraat (2), Belle Gallantey (1), Ben’s Cat (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse