
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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | FORTE (31) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 319 | 1 |
2 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 217 | 3 |
3 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 208 | 10 |
4 | INSTANT COFFEE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 206 | 4 |
5 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 125 | 5 |
6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 104 | 2 |
7 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 92 | 7 |
8 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 89 | 6 |
9 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 76 | 9 |
10 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 63 | 8 |
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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | ART COLLECTOR (24) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 297 | 1 |
2 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (5) | - | 0-0-0-0 | 244 | 2 |
3 | ELITE POWER (2) | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 231 | 3 |
4 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 1-0-0-1 | 185 | 4 |
5 | SECRET OATH (1) | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 117 | 37 |
6 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 105 | 5 |
7 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 1-0-1-0 | 73 | 8 |
8 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 67 | 6 |
9 | TAIBA | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 66 | 9 |
10 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 65 | 7 |
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)