Juddmonte’s Eclipse Champion Elite Power Prevails in the Vanderbilt (G1) Photo: Janet Garaguso
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 31, 2023
Week 27 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 30. 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 | 364 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (6) | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 331 | 2 |
| 3 | NEST | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 221 | 3 |
| 4 | WEST WILL POWER | 6-H | 4-2-1-1 | 195 | 4 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 173 | 5 |
| 6 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 4-2-2-0 | 160 | 6 |
| 7 | FORTE | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 124 | 16 |
| 8 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 117 | 7 |
| 9 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 52 | 9 |
| 10 | GOODNIGHT OLIVE | 5-M | 3-2-0-1 | 36 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (34), DEFUNDED (31), GUNITE (29), MAGE (26), ART COLLECTOR (24), RATTLE N ROLL (22), PROXY (21), ECHO ZULU (14), ARCANGELO (13), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (9), THE CHOSEN VRON (7), ARABIAN LION (7), NEW YORK THUNDER (7), SMILE HAPPY (5), NEXT (4), WET PAINT (3), CHANNEL MAKER (3), MODERN GAMES (2), SENOR BUSCADOR (1)