Cody’s Wish impressed in the Grade 1 Metropolitan H. on the Belmont Stakes Day undercard. Photo: Coglianese Photos/Taylor Ejdys
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 19, 2023
Week 21 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 18. 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 (29) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 334 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (5) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 293 | 2 |
| 3 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 237 | 3 |
| 4 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 146 | 4 |
| 5 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 139 | 5 |
| 6 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 137 | 6 |
| 7 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 128 | 7 |
| 8 | PROXY | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 102 | 8 |
| 9 | SMILE HAPPY | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 73 | 9 |
| 10 | ART COLLECTOR | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 58 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GOODNIGHT OLIVE (48), STILLETO BOY (26), MATAREYA (20), FORTE (15), RATTLE N ROLL (15), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (14), MODERN GAMES (11), MAGE (10), ARABIAN LION (8), ARCANGELO (8), TAIBA (8), SISKANY (7), GUNITE (6), AMERICAN RASCAL (5), EMMANUEL (5), SIBELIUS (4), NEXT (3), COUNTRY GRAMMER (3), NEST (3), MARKETSEGMENTATION (2), TWO PHIL’S (1), ZANDON (1)