Eclipse Award champion and expected Kentucky Derby favorite Forte last week at Churchill Downs. Photo: Coady Photography
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 1, 2023
Week 14 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 April 30. 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 (28) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 321 | 1 |
| 2 | TAPIT TRICE (2) | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 269 | 2 |
| 3 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 245 | 4 |
| 4 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 244 | 3 |
| 5 | KINGSBARNS (1) | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 173 | 5 |
| 6 | DERMA SOTOGAKE (1) | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 106 | 6 |
| 7 | VERIFYING | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 83 | 8 |
| 8 | TWO PHIL'S | 3-C | 3-1-1-1 | 77 | 7 |
| 9 | MAGE | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 65 | 9 |
| 10 | CONFIDENCE GAME | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 64 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: MANDARIN HERO (27), WET PAINT (23), HIT SHOW (22), SKINNER (21), FAIZA (20), LORD MILES (16), ARABIAN KNIGHT (12), FIRST MISSION (8), REINCARNATE (4), MUNNYS GOLD (4), CAVE ROCK (4), CYCLONE MISCHIEF (2), DISARM (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1), RAISE CAIN (1), SOUTHLAWN (1), ROCKET CAN (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE POWER (24) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 286 | 1 |
| 2 | PROXY (3) | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 195 | 2 |
| 3 | ART COLLECTOR (4) | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 192 | 3 |
| 4 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 168 | 4 |
| 5 | WEST WILL POWER | 6-H | 2-1-1-0 | 138 | 5 |
| 6 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 3-1-0-2 | 131 | 6 |
| 7 | LAST SAMURAI | 5-H | 4-2-1-0 | 111 | 7 |
| 8 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 3-1-1-1 | 110 | 8 |
| 9 | GOODNIGHT OLIVE | 5-F | 1-1-0-0 | 88 | 9 |
| 10 | SECRET OATH | 4-F | 2-1-1-0 | 79 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: IN ITALIAN (73), COUNTRY GRAMMER-1 (48), WAR LIKE GODDESS (38), CODY’S WISH-1 (36), TAIBA (22), A MO REAY (18), NEST (16), FORTE (15), CARAVEL (14), SIBELIUS (12), MATAREYA (8), CHEZ PIERRE (5), GUNITE (5), ENDORSED (4), CARACARO (3)