Art Collector the Pegasus
Art Collector’s win in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational on January 28th was the son of Bernardini’s 11th win in 21 lifetime starts. Photo: Coglianese Photos
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll -March 20, 2023
Week 8 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 19. 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 (37) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 379 | 1 |
| 2 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 283 | 2 |
| 3 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 257 | 3 |
| 4 | INSTANT COFFEE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 255 | 4 |
| 5 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 156 | 5 |
| 6 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 114 | 7 |
| 7 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 107 | 8 |
| 8 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 93 | 9 |
| 9 | REINCARNATE | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 78 | 11 |
| 10 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 76 | 6 |
Other horses receiving votes: CAVE ROCK (74), RED ROUTE ONE (51), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (31), RAISE CAIN (17), NATIONAL TREASURE (17), WET PAINT (17), LITIGATE (16), FAUSTIN (14), HARD TO FIGURE (12), HAVNAMELTDOWN (8), FAIZA (7), SKINNER (6), LOGGINS (4), MAJOR DUDE (3), KINGSBARNS (3), VERIFYING (3), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (2), NEWGATE (2), GENERAL JIM (2), HOOSIER PHILLY (1), CAGLIOSTRO (1), WONDER WHEEL (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART COLLECTOR (28) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 353 | 1 |
| 2 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (6) | 6-H | 1-0-1-0 | 294 | 2 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (3) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 279 | 3 |
| 4 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 2-1-0-1 | 211 | 4 |
| 5 | SECRET OATH (1) | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 153 | 5 |
| 6 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 124 | 6 |
| 7 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 2-0-1-1 | 81 | 7 |
| 8 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 78 | 8 |
| 9 | LAST SAMURAI | 5-H | 3-2-0-0 | 76 | 33 |
| 10 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 74 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: PROXY (59), TAIBA (58), GUNITE (35), A MO REAY (35), FORTE (29), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (25), ENDORSED (23), CLAIRIERE (22), IN ITALIAN (13), WAR LIKE GODDESS (12), REPO ROCKS (11), CASA CREED (10), EMMANUEL (9), PIONEER OF MEDINA (6), MODERN GAMES (6), YUUGIRI (4), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (3), QUEEN GODDESS (3), WHITE ABARRIO (1), TEJANO TWIST (1), GOLD PHOENIX (1), FUN TO DREAM (1)