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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1FORTE (34)3-C1-1-0-03581
2ARABIAN KNIGHT (1)3-C1-1-0-03002
3PRACTICAL MOVE (1)3-C1-1-0-023817
4INSTANT COFFEE3-C1-1-0-02303
5CONFIDENCE GAME3-C2-1-0-11374
6ANGEL OF EMPIRE3-C2-1-1-01046
7ROCKET CAN3-C2-1-1-0928
8CAVE ROCK3-C0-0-0-0855
9HIT SHOW3-C1-1-0-0787
10TAPIT TRICE3-C0-0-0-05413

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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1ART COLLECTOR (26)6-H1-1-0-03341
2COUNTRY GRAMMER (6)6-H0-0-0-02812
3ELITE POWER (3)5-H0-0-0-02723
4STILLETO BOY5-G2-1-0-118724
5CODY'S WISH5-H0-0-0-01175
6ATONE6-G1-1-0-0998
7NEST4-F0-0-0-0976
8DEFUNDED5-G2-0-1-1834
9TAIBA4-C0-0-0-0777
10PROXY5-H0-0-0-06217

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)