The Top Thoroughbred Poll saw a few big jumps this week with Haskell winner Bayern and Jim Dandy winner Wicked Strong jumping from 31st and 27th, into the sixth and eighth spot, respectively. Untapable, who finished fifth in the Haskell also dropped from fourth to ninth in the other major move of the week.
Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 16 of the 2014 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 27. 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-S | STATS | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Palace Malice (32) | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 373 | 1 |
| 2 | Wise Dan (5) | 7-G | 2-2-0-0 | 323 | 2 |
| 3 | California Chrome (1) | 3-C | 6-5-0-0 | 283 | 3 |
| 4 | Close Hatches | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 200 | 5 |
| 5 | Game On Dude | 7-G | 4-1-1-0 | 132 | 6 |
| 6 | Bayern | 3-C | 7-4-1-1 | 126 | 31 |
| 7 | Shared Belief | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 109 | 7 |
| 8 | Wicked Strong | 3-C | 6-2-0-0 | 98 | 27 |
| 9 | Untapable | 3-F | 5-4-0-0 | 85 | 4 |
| 10 | Lea | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 71 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: Will Take Charge (66), Tonalist (60), Moonshine Mullin (44), Obviously (28), Majestic Harbor (20), Princess Of Sylmar (14), Real Solution (10), Somali Lemonade (7), Coffee Clique (6), Departing (5), Room Service (5), Main Sequence (4), Stopchargingmaria (4), Beholder (3), Clearly Now (3), Fed Biz (3), Tom’s Tribute (3), Imagining (2), Mr Speaker (2), Belle Gallantey (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse