Mage arrives at Pimlico on Sunday, May 14, for a start in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. Photo: Maryland Jockey Club
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 15, 2023
Week 16 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 May 14. 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 | MAGE (21) | 3-C | 4-2-1-0 | 305 | 1 |
| 2 | FORTE (10) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 268 | 2 |
| 3 | TWO PHIL'S | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 255 | 3 |
| 4 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 4-2-1-1 | 231 | 4 |
| 5T | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 4-3-0-0 | 138 | 5 |
| 5T | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 138 | 6 |
| 7 | DISARM | 3-C | 4-0-2-1 | 99 | 7 |
| 8 | FIRST MISSION | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 75 | 10 |
| 9 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 68 | 8 |
| 10 | PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 50 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: GENERAL JIM (26), DERMA SOTOGAKE (22), FAIZA (14), KINGSBARNS (13), SKINNER (10), ARCANGELO (6), NOBALS (6), CAVE ROCK (5), WEBSLINGER (4), BLAZING SEVENS (4), WET PAINT (4), RED CARPET READY (4), ARABIAN KNIGHT (4), CONFIDENCE GAME (3), VERIFYING (2), NATIONAL TREASURE (2), RED ROUTE ONE (2), RAISE CAIN (1), HOWGREATISNATE (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODY'S WISH (14) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 278 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (13) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 252 | 2 |
| 3 | PROXY (2) | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 191 | 3 |
| 4 | ART COLLECTOR (1) | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 158 | 4 |
| 5 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 152 | 5 |
| 6 | SMILE HAPPY (1) | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 135 | 6 |
| 7 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 3-1-0-2 | 81 | 7 |
| 8 | DEFUNDED | 5-G | 3-1-1-1 | 64 | 8 |
| 9 | IN ITALIAN | 5-F | 1-1-0-0 | 55 | 9 |
| 10 | CARAVEL | 6-M | 2-2-0-0 | 52 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: WEST WILL POWER 51
MAGE 30
COUNTRY GRAMMER-1 (30), MATAREYA (29), SECRET OATH (29), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (29), UP TO THE MARK (26), WAR LIKE GODDESS (16), SIBELIUS (15), LAST SAMURAI (15), TAIBA (14), FORTE (13), PLAYED HARD (10), NEST (8), CHEZ PIERRE (7), REPO ROCKS (7), WAR GODDESS (4), RED KNIGHT (4), TWO PHIL’S (4), GUNITE (1)