Week 3 of the 2022 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 13. 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 8 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, 2022 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 | EPICENTER (8) | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 264 | 1 |
| 2 | FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (6) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 252 | 2 |
| 3 | CLASSIC CAUSEWAY (2) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 222 | 6 |
| 4 | SIMPLIFICATION | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 189 | 3 |
| 5 | MESSIER (10) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 176 | 4 |
| 6 | SMILE HAPPY (3) | 3-C | 1-0-1-0 | 142 | 5 |
| 7 | WHITE ABARRIO | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 118 | 7 |
| 8 | SECRET OATH (3) | 3-F | 2-2-0-0 | 98 | 9 |
| 9 | MORELLO | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 75 | 8 |
| 10 | ZANDON | 3-C | 1-0-0-1 | 57 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: UN OJO (40), EARLY VOTING (32), MO DONEGAL (24), ECHO ZULU (21), PINEHURST (13), CALL ME MIDNIGHT (8), JACK CHRISTOPHER (8), ETHEREAL ROAD (8), CORNICHE (4), IN DUE TIME (3), ZOZOS (2), SHIPSATIONAL (1), WE THE PEOPLE (1), VENTI VALENTINE (1), STRAIGHT UP G (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFE IS GOOD (29) | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 314 | 1 |
| 2 | LETRUSKA (1) | 6-M | 1-1-0-0 | 249 | 2 |
| 3 | EXPRESS TRAIN (1) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 190 | 4 |
| 4 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 185 | 5 |
| 5 | COLONEL LIAM | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 175 | 3 |
| 6 | FLIGHTLINE (1) | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 139 | 6 |
| 7 | MANDALOUN | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 82 | 7 |
| 8 | CE CE | 6-M | 2-1-1-0 | 73 | 17 |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT BOURBON | 4-C | 2-0-1-1 | 67 | 9 |
| 10 | COUNTRY GRAMMER | 5-H | 1-0-1-0 | 66 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: SPEAKER’S CORNER (64), COUNT AGAIN (26), AS TIME GOES BY (17), OLYMPIAD (14), REGAL GLORY (13), WARRANT (12), MALATHAAT (9), MESSIER (8), SECRET OATH (8), MERNEITH (7), JACKIE’S WARRIOR (6), DOMESTIC SPENDING (5), ACCLIMATE (5), SMILE HAPPY (4), WAR LIKE GODDESS (3), CLASSIC CAUSEWAY (3), STILLETO BOY (3), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (3), EPICENTER (2), CEZANNE (1), GAR HOLE (1), MYSTIC GUIDE (1), KNICKS GO (1), GLASS CEILING (1), BLEECKER STREET (1), WHITE ABARRIO (1), BRICKYARD RIDE (1)