Week 2 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 6. 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 (9) | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 295 | 1 |
| 2 | FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (8) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 281 | 15 |
| 3 | SIMPLIFICATION | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 220 | 18 |
| 4 | MESSIER (12) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 203 | 3 |
| 5 | SMILE HAPPY (3) | 3-C | 1-0-1-0 | 174 | 2 |
| 6 | CLASSIC CAUSEWAY | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 161 | 4 |
| 7 | WHITE ABARRIO | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 129 | 5 |
| 8 | MORELLO | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 103 | - |
| 9 | SECRET OATH (3) | 3-F | 2-2-0-0 | 88 | 7T |
| 10 | ZANDON (1) | 3-C | 1-0-0-1 | 63 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: UN OJO (61), EARLY VOTING (32), CORNICHE (29), MO DONEGAL (26), ECHO ZULU (24), PINEHURST (23),
JACK CHRISTOPHER (17), CALL ME MIDNIGHT (9), IN DUE TIME (8), RATTLE N ROLL (8), ETHEREAL ROAD (7), CHARGE IT (5), BLACKADDER (4), NEWGRANGE (2), ZOZOS (2), BARESE (2), WITTY (2), STRAIGHT UP G (1), CYBERKNIFE (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFE IS GOOD (33) | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 354 | 1 |
| 2 | LETRUSKA (1) | 6-M | 1-1-0-0 | 268 | 2 |
| 3 | COLONEL LIAM | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 206 | 3 |
| 4 | EXPRESS TRAIN (1) | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 204 | 10 |
| 5 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 203 | 4 |
| 6 | FLIGHTLINE (1) | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 154 | 5 |
| 7 | MANDALOUN | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 94 | 6 |
| 8 | SPEAKERS CORNER | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 84 | 27 |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT BOURBON | 4-C | 2-0-1-1 | 79 | 7 |
| 10 | COUNTRY GRAMMER | 5-H | 1-0-1-0 | 75 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: COUNT AGAIN (28), REGAL GLORY (26), AS TIME GOES BY (26), MALATHAAT (23), OLYMPIAD (17), KNICKS GO (16), CE CE (15), SECRET OATH (12), WARRANT (12), MESSIER (12), JACKIE’S WARRIOR (9), DOMESTIC SPENDING (8), MERNEITH (7), WAR LIKE GODDESS (5), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (5), ESSENTIAL QUALITY (4), SMILE HAPPY (4), CLASSIC CAUSEWAY (3), PAULINE’S PEARL (3), STILLETO BOY (3), MYSTIC GUIDE (3), EPICENTER (2), GLASS CEILING (2), ECHO ZULU (2), PROXY (1), WHITE ABARRIO (1), BRICKYARD RIDE (1), PLAINSMAN (1), GAR HOLE (1), CAFE PHAROAH (1), GOLDEN PAL (1), ALOHA WEST (1), CEZANNE (1), SPACE TRAVELLER (1), AMERICANREVOLUTION (1), CLAIRIERE (1)