National Treasure (blue shadow roll) battles Blazing Sevens to the wire and wins the 148th Preakness Stakes. Photo: MJC Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 22, 2023

Week 17 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 21. 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
1MAGE (11)3-C5-2-1-12961
2FORTE (16)3-C2-2-0-02942
3NATIONAL TREASURE (5)3-C3-1-0-126926
4TWO PHIL'S (1)3-C4-1-2-12533
5ANGEL OF EMPIRE3-C4-2-1-12034
6BLAZING SEVENS3-C3-0-1-114720
7PRACTICAL MOVE (1)3-C2-2-0-01085T
8TAPIT TRICE3-C4-3-0-01075T
9ARABIAN LION (1)3-C3-1-1-04828
10DISARM3-C4-0-2-1437

Other horses receiving votes: HIT SHOW (41), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (37), FIRST MISSION (23), GENERAL JIM (13), SKINNER (6), NOBALS (6), WET PAINT (6), KINGSBARNS (5), MAPLE LEAF MEL (5), FAIZA (4), CAVE ROCK (3), ARCANGELO (2), TAXED (2), ARABIAN KNIGHT (2), DERMA SOTOGAKE (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1CODY'S WISH (17)5-H1-1-0-03121
2ELITE POWER (14)5-H1-1-0-02762
3PROXY (2)5-H3-1-1-02273
4CLAIRIERE5-M2-1-1-01705
5ART COLLECTOR6-H3-1-2-01654
6SMILE HAPPY (1)4-C3-2-0-11566
7STILLETO BOY5-G3-1-0-2847
8DEFUNDED5-G3-1-1-1688
9IN ITALIAN5-F1-1-0-0659
10CARAVEL6-M2-2-0-05610

Other horses receiving votes: WEST WILL POWER (42), UP TO THE MARK (31), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (30), MATAREYA (28), SECRET OATH (28), COUNTRY GRAMMER-1 (26), RATTLE N ROLL (23), WAR LIKE GODDESS (16), LAST SAMURAI (15), SIBELIUS (15), TAIBA (14), FORTE (10), MODERN GAMES (9), PLAYED HARD (9), STRAIGHT NO CHASER (9), REPO ROCKS (9), CHEZ PIERRE (7), NEST (7), MAGE (6), TWO PHIL’S (5), WAR GODDESS (4), RED KNIGHT (2), GUNITE (1)