NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 13, 2022
Week 16 of the 2022 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 12. Voting is conducted by national media.
The Three-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.
The Top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, November 8 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, 2022 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 | MO DONEGAL (18) | 3-C | 4-2-0-1 | 322 | 7 |
| 2 | EARLY VOTING (3) | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 287 | 2 |
| 3T | EPICENTER (7) | 3-C | 5-2-3-0 | 281 | 1 |
| 3T | JACK CHRISTOPHER (7) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 281 | 5 |
| 5 | ZANDON | 3-C | 3-1-0-2 | 170 | 4 |
| 6 | RICH STRIKE | 3-C | 5-1-0-2 | 157 | 3 |
| 7 | NEST | 3-F | 4-2-2-0 | 140 | 10 |
| 8 | SECRET OATH | 3-F | 5-3-0-1 | 129 | 6 |
| 9T | TAIBA | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 31 | 11 |
| 9T | SIMPLIFICATION | 3-C | 6-2-1-1 | 31 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: CYBERKNIFE (18), WE THE PEOPLE (15), MATAREYA (15), WHITE ABARRIO (13), CREATIVE MINISTER (13), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (7), CONAGHER (3), EMMANUEL (3), ETHEREAL ROAD (2), MESSIER (2), PIZZA BIANCA (2), UN OJO (1), CHARGE IT (1), SMILE HAPPY (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLIGHTLINE (25) | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 335 | 10 |
| 2 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (8) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 255 | 1 |
| 3 | LIFE IS GOOD | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 239 | 3 |
| 4 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 229 | 7 |
| 5 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 148 | 5 |
| 6 | OLYMPIAD (1) | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 139 | 6 |
| 7 | LETRUSKA | 6-M | 3-2-0-0 | 96 | 2 |
| 8 | CLAIRIERE | 4-F | 3-2-1-0 | 94 | 13 |
| 9 | GOLDEN PAL (1) | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 85 | 8 |
| 10 | SPEAKER'S CORNER | 4-C | 4-3-0-1 | 80 | 4 |
Other horses receiving votes: REGAL GLORY (67), EXPRESS TRAIN (42), JACK CHRISTOPHER (22), MO DONEGAL (20), MALATHAAT (16), COLONEL LIAM (11), EPICENTER (11), BLEECKER STREET (9), COUNT AGAIN (7), BELLA SOFIA (4), MANDALOUN (4), CONSUMER SPENDING (3), CASA CREED (3), EARLY VOTING (2), ACCLIMATE (1), FIRST CAPTAIN (1), THERE GOES HARVARD (1), CE CE (1)