Nest and Irad Ortiz, Jr. fly home to a 2 ¼ length win over Clairiere in Saratoga’s Shuvee Stakes (G2). Photo: Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 24, 2023
Week 26 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 23. 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 (31) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 346 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (4) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 303 | 2 |
| 3 | NEST | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 214 | 34 |
| 4 | WEST WILL POWER | 6-H | 4-2-1-1 | 203 | 4 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 186 | 5 |
| 6 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 4-2-2-0 | 158 | 3 |
| 7 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 113 | 8 |
| 8 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 107 | 7 |
| 9 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 64 | 6 |
| 10 | GOODNIGHT OLIVE | 5-M | 3-2-0-1 | 42 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (40), ART COLLECTOR (37), PROXY (27), MAGE (25), RATTLE N ROLL (23), FORTE (18), ARCANGELO (14), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (10), CODE OF HONOR-1 (10), ARABIAN LION (9), GUNITE (7), CHARGE IT (6), SMILE HAPPY (5), WHITEBEAM (4), WET PAINT (4), CASA CREED (2), MODERN GAMES (2), THERAPIST (1)