The second week of the 2015 NTRA polls didn’t see many changes with last week’s leaders both keeping their top spots. Firing Line and Prospect Park benefited the most with Prospect Park making his first appearance on the 3-year-old poll and Firing Line jumping from ninth to fifith after his track record-breaking performance in the Sunland Park Derby.
Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week three of the 2015 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through March 22. Current Horse of the Year ranking of the Top Thoroughbred on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2015 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 2. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling. Eclipse Icon represents Eclipse Award Winner
HORSE | A-S | STATS | PTS | PVS | |
1 | Shared Belief (41) | 4-G | 2-2-0-0 | 410 | 1 |
2 | Main Sequence | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 351 | 2 |
3 | California Chrome | 4-C | 1-0-1-0 | 288 | 3 |
4 | Honor Code | 4-R | 1-1-0-0 | 224 | 4 |
5 | Constitution | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 204 | 5 |
6 | Bayern | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 124 | 6 |
7 | Lea | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 124 | 7 |
8 | Dortmund | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 84 | 8 |
9 | Salutos Amigos | 5-G | 2-2-0-0 | 61 | 10 |
10 | Wise Dan | 8-G | 0-0-0-0 | 55 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: American Pharoah (38), Ring Weekend (37), Warren’s Veneda (36), Moreno (30), Hoppertunity (20), Mshawish (20), Carpe Diem (19), Private Zone (19), Palace Malice (18), Finnegans Wake (15), Race Day (15), Untapable (15), Stephanie’s Kitten (7), Valid (5), Dayatthespa (4), Lady Eli (4), Wicked Strong (4), Beholder (3), General A Rod (3), Twilight Eclipse (3), Upstart (3), Confrontation (2), Far Right (2), International Star (2), Tonalist (2), Classic Point (1), Firing Line (1), Game Plan (1), I’m A Chatterbox (1)
Top Three-Year-Old Poll
Week three of the 2015 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through March 22. Current rankings of the Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2015 record and total points. The three-year-old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown Championships. Poll concludes June 8.(Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling. Eclipse Icon represents Eclipse Award Winner.
HORSE | A-S | STATS | PTS | PVS | |
1 | Dortmund (21) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 382 | 1 |
2 | American Pharoah (13) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 355 | 2 |
3 | Carpe Diem (5) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 298 | 3 |
4 | Upstart | 3-R | 2-1-1-0 | 247 | 4 |
5 | Firing Line | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 212 | 9 |
6 | El Kabeir | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 172 | 5 |
7 | International Star (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 167 | 6 |
8 | Far From Over (1) | 3-R | 1-1-0-0 | 132 | 7 |
9 | Itsaknockout | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 92 | 8 |
10 | Prospect Park | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 58 | – |
Other horses receiving votes: Far Right (49), Dubai Sky (22), Bolo (19), War Story (11), Keen Ice (6), Condo Commando (5), Lady Eli (4), Ready For Rye (4), Texas Red (4), Daredevil (3), I’m A Chatterbox (3), Materiality (3), Madefromlucky (2), Ami’s Flatter (1), Khozan (1), Mr. Z (1), Take Charge Brandi (1), Unbridled Juan (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse