Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure training last week at Belmont Park. Photo: Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 5, 2023
Week 19 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 4. 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 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 | 2-2-0-0 | 275 | 1 |
| 2 | MAGE (8) | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 258 | 2 |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE (4) | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 248 | 3 |
| 4 | TWO PHIL'S (1) | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 215 | 4 |
| 5 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 4-2-1-1 | 190 | 5 |
| 6 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 3-0-1-1 | 119 | 6 |
| 7 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 4-3-0-0 | 102 | 7 |
| 8 | PRACTICAL MOVE | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 83 | 8 |
| 9 | ARABIAN LION (1) | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 56 | 9 |
| 10 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 36 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (32), DISARM (17), FIRST MISSION (11), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (11), GENERAL JIM (8), ARCANGELO (7), NOBALS (6), WET PAINT (6), MAPLE LEAF MEL (5), RAISE CAIN (4), NAGIRROC (3), TAXED (2), KALIK (2), FAIZA (2), ARABIAN KNIGHT (2), DERMA SOTOGAKE (1), MAJOR DUDE (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1), SKINNER (1), KINGSBARNS (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODY'S WISH (17) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 283 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (10) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 233 | 2 |
| 3 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 171 | 3 |
| 4 | PROXY (1) | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 169 | 4 |
| 5 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 148 | 5 |
| 6 | ART COLLECTOR (1) | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 135 | 6 |
| 7 | SMILE HAPPY (2) | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 128 | 7 |
| 8 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 3-1-0-2 | 70 | 8 |
| 9 | IN ITALIAN | 5-F | 1-1-0-0 | 47 | 9 |
| 10 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 2-2-0-0 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: RATTLE N ROLL (31), SECRET OATH (26), WEST WILL POWER (24), MATAREYA (24), UP TO THE MARK (20), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (19), TAIBA (16), FORTE (14), WAR LIKE GODDESS (12), GUNITE (12), MODERN GAMES (10), MAGE (8), PLAYED HARD (7), TWO PHIL’S (7), LAST SAMURAI (6), SIBELIUS (5), WAR GODDESS (5), NEST (5), CHEZ PIERRE (4), COUNTRY GRAMMER (4), REPO ROCKS (4), STRAIGHT NO CHASER (3), EXAULTED (3), WEBSLINGER (2), ECHO ZULU (2), TREASON (2), MACADAMIA (1), RED KNIGHT (1)