Stilleto Boy Holds Off Proxy and Defunded in the March 4 Santa Anita H. for His first Grade 1 Win. Photo: Benoit Photography

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll -March 13, 2023

Week 7 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 March 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 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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1FORTE (31)3-C1-1-0-03191
2PRACTICAL MOVE (1)3-C1-1-0-02173
3TAPIT TRICE3-C1-1-0-020810
4INSTANT COFFEE3-C1-1-0-02064
5CONFIDENCE GAME3-C2-1-0-11255
6ARABIAN KNIGHT3-C1-1-0-01042
7ROCKET CAN3-C2-1-1-0927
8ANGEL OF EMPIRE3-C2-1-1-0896
9HIT SHOW3-C1-1-0-0769
10CAVE ROCK3-C0-0-0-0638

Other horses receiving votes: REINCARNATE (60), LITIGATE (39), RED ROUTE ONE (31), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (19), WET PAINT (17), RAISE CAIN (14), FAUSTIN (13), NATIONAL TREASURE (13), HAVNAMELTDOWN (12), HARD TO FIGURE (11), FAIZA (7), SKINNER (6), NEWGATE (5), LOGGINS (4), VERIFYING (3), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (2), GENERAL JIM (2), HOOSIER PHILLY (1), CAGLIOSTRO (1), WONDER WHEEL (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1ART COLLECTOR (24)6-H1-1-0-02971
2COUNTRY GRAMMER (5)-0-0-0-02442
3ELITE POWER (2)5-H0-0-0-02313
4STILLETO BOY5-G1-0-0-11854
5SECRET OATH (1)4-F0-0-0-011737
6CODY'S WISH5-H0-0-0-01055
7DEFUNDED5-G1-0-1-0738
8ATONE6-G1-1-0-0676
9TAIBA4-C0-0-0-0669
10NEST4-F0-0-0-0657

Other horses receiving votes: PROXY (60), A MO REAY (31), FORTE (29), GUNITE (28), ENDORSED (23), CLAIRIERE (22), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (18), IN ITALIAN (13), WAR LIKE GODDESS (12), CASA CREED (10), EMMANUEL (10), REPO ROCKS (10), GOLD PHOENIX (8), QUEEN GODDESS (6), MODERN GAMES (6), PIONEER OF MEDINA (6), FUN TO DREAM (5), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (4), YUUGIRI (4), RED KNIGHT (2), WHITE ABARRIO (1), VALUE ENGINEERING (1), LAST SAMURAI (1)