Clairiere, pictured after winning the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day, returned to the work tab on June 25 at Churchill Downs. Photo credit: Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 26, 2023
Week 22 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 25. 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 (27) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 315 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (5) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 274 | 2 |
| 3 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 3-2-1-0 | 225 | 3 |
| 4 | IN ITALIAN | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 147 | 4 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 145 | 6 |
| 6 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 128 | 5 |
| 7 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 3-3-0-0 | 113 | 7 |
| 8 | PROXY | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 98 | 8 |
| 9 | SMILE HAPPY | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 69 | 9 |
| 10 | ART COLLECTOR | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 60 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GOODNIGHT OLIVE (41), STILLETO BOY (30), TWO PHIL’S (21), FORTE (16), MAGE (14), RATTLE N ROLL (12), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (12), GUNITE (8), TAIBA (7), ARABIAN LION (7), EMMANUEL (4), ARCANGELO (3), MODERN GAMES (3), COUNTRY GRAMMER (3), NEXT (2), NEST (2), SOCIETY (1)