
Eclipse Award champion Forte made his three-year-old debut in Gulfstream Park’s Fountain of Youth and cruised to an easy win under Irad Ortiz, Jr. Photo: Coglianese Photo/Jamie Newell
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll -March 6, 2023
Week 6 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 5. 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 (34) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 358 | 1 |
2 | ARABIAN KNIGHT (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 300 | 2 |
3 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 238 | 17 |
4 | INSTANT COFFEE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 230 | 3 |
5 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 137 | 4 |
6 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 104 | 6 |
7 | ROCKET CAN | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 92 | 8 |
8 | CAVE ROCK | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 85 | 5 |
9 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 78 | 7 |
10 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 54 | 13 |
Other horses receiving votes: REINCARNATE (49), LITIGATE (47), RED ROUTE ONE (35), RAISE CAIN (32), HAVNAMELTDOWN (21), GEAUX ROCKET RIDE (18), FAUSTIN (15), WET PAINT (15), NATIONAL TREASURE (12), HARD TO FIGURE (11), SKINNER (7), NEWGATE (6), FAIZA (6), VERIFYING (5), LOGGINS (5), WONDER WHEEL (5), VICTORY FORMATION (4), VALUE ENGINEERING (3), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (2), GENERAL JIM (2), SLIP MAHONEY (1), EYEING CLOVER (1), HOOSIER PHILLY (1), CAGLIOSTRO (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | ART COLLECTOR (26) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 334 | 1 |
2 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (6) | 6-H | 0-0-0-0 | 281 | 2 |
3 | ELITE POWER (3) | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 272 | 3 |
4 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 2-1-0-1 | 187 | 24 |
5 | CODY'S WISH | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 117 | 5 |
6 | ATONE | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 99 | 8 |
7 | NEST | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 97 | 6 |
8 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 2-0-1-1 | 83 | 4 |
9 | TAIBA | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 77 | 7 |
10 | PROXY | 5-H | 0-0-0-0 | 62 | 17 |
Other horses receiving votes: CLAIRIERE (46), GUNITE (45), FORTE-1 (44), ENDORSED (41), QUEEN GODDESS (21), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (16), IN ITALIAN (16), GOLD PHOENIX (15), CASA CREED (13), WAR LIKE GODDESS (13), FUN TO DREAM (13), EMMANUEL (11), REPO ROCKS (11), LAST SAMURAI (9), PIONEER OF MEDINA (7), IVAR (6), A MO REAY (6), PERSONAL BEST (6), MODERN GAMES (5), VALUE ENGINEERING (5), INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (5), YUUGIRI (4), RED KNIGHT (4), ARABIAN KNIGHT (4), CHARGE IT (3), WHITE ABARRIO (1), SECRET OATH (1)