Belmont Stakes champion Arcangelo is led to the winner’s circle by his connections, including trainer Jena Antonucci (far right), who became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. Photo: Coglianese Photos/Walter Wlodarczyk
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 12, 2023
Week 20 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 June 11. Voting is conducted by national media.
The Three-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown. This is the final week for the Top Three-Year-Old Poll.
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 THREE-YEAR OLD POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORTE (17) | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 332 | 1 |
| 2 | ARCANGELO (7) | 3-C | 4-3-0-0 | 312 | 16 |
| 3 | MAGE (9) | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 311 | 2 |
| 4 | NATIONAL TREASURE | 3-C | 4-1-0-1 | 209 | 3 |
| 5 | TWO PHIL'S (2) | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 182 | 4 |
| 6 | ARABIAN LION (1) | 3-C | 4-2-1-0 | 154 | 9 |
| 7 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 5-3-0-1 | 146 | 7 |
| 8 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 104 | 5 |
| 9 | PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (1) | 3-C | 4-3-1-0 | 92 | 11 |
| 10 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 3-0-1-1 | 54 | 6 |
Other horses receiving votes: PRACTICAL MOVE (40), DISARM (37), HIT SHOW (28), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (6), FIRST MISSION (6), MAPLE LEAF MEL (5), WET PAINT (4), EXTRA ANEJO (3), NOBALS (3), NAGIRROC (2), BISHOPS BAY (2), TAXED (1), VERIFYING (1), KALIK (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODY'S WISH (32) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 364 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (5) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 318 | 2 |
| 3 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 256 | 5 |
| 4 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 162 | 9 |
| 5 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 160 | 3 |
| 6 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 153 | 15 |
| 7 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 138 | 10 |
| 8 | PROXY | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 126 | 4 |
| 9 | SMILE HAPPY | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 87 | 7 |
| 10 | ART COLLECTOR | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 86 | 6 |
Other horses receiving votes: STILLETO BOY (29), RATTLE N ROLL (24), MATAREYA (20), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (18), TAIBA (13), MODERN GAMES (11), SISKANY (10), FORTE (8), MAGE (7), GUNITE (7), NEXT (7), MARKETSEGMENTATION (5), SIBELIUS (4), EMMANUEL (3), ZANDON (3), NEST (3), COUNTRY GRAMMER (3), ARCANGELO (2), STRAIGHT NO CHASER (2), LAST SAMURAI (2), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (1), WEBSLINGER (1), WEST WILL POWER (1), ARABIAN LION (1)