TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
Week eighteen of the 2016 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 4. 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, 2016 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 7. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALIFORNIA CHROME (29) | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 379 | 1 |
| 2 | TEPIN (9) | 5-M | 5-5-0-0 | 335 | 2 |
| 3 | BEHOLDER | 6-M | 2-2-0-0 | 270 | 3 |
| 4 | FROSTED (1) | 4-C | 3-2-0-0 | 260 | 4 |
| 5 | NYQUIST | 3-C | 4-3-0-1 | 195 | 5 |
| 6 | SONGBIRD | 3-F | 4-4-0-0 | 173 | 6 |
| 7 | FLINTSHIRE | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 161 | 7 |
| 8 | MELATONIN | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 160 | 8 |
| 9 | EXAGGERATOR | 3-C | 6-2-2-1 | 62 | 9 |
| 10 | CAVORTING | 4-F | 3-2-1-0 | 31 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Catch a Glimpse (21), Creator (18), Effinex (15), Gun Runner (14), Mshawish (10), Bradester (9), Hoppertunity (8), World Approval (6), Runhappy (4), Ironicus (4), Carina Mia (4), Lord Nelson (1), Cathryn Sophia (1), Obviously (1), Taris (1), Spelling Again (1), Wake Forest (1)