NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 23, 2022
Week 13 of the 2022 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 22. 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 8 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, 2022 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | EPICENTER (23) | 3-C | 5-2-3-0 | 311 | 1 |
| 1T | EARLY VOTING | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 311 | 8T |
| 3 | ZANDON | 3-C | 3-1-0-2 | 244 | 2 |
| 4 | RICH STRIKE (8) | 3-C | 4-1-0-2 | 235 | 3 |
| 5 | JACK CHRISTOPHER (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 168 | 5 |
| 6 | SECRET OATH (4) | 3-F | 5-3-0-1 | 165 | 4 |
| 7 | MO DONEGAL | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 135 | 7 |
| 8 | CREATIVE MINISTER | 3-F | 4-2-1-1 | 69 | - |
| 9 | SIMPLIFICATION | 3-C | 6-2-1-1 | 62 | 6 |
| 10 | TAIBA | 3-C | 3-2-0-0 | 36 | 8T |
Other horses receiving votes: NEST (32), WE THE PEOPLE (27), WHITE ABARRIO (19), ETHEREAL ROAD (14), BARBER ROAD (12), MATAREYA (10), MESSIER (7), PIZZA BIANCA (3), CYBERKNIFE (2), SMILE HAPPY (2), CHARGE IT (2), UN OJO (1), STOLEN BASE (1), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (1), INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (20) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 284 | 1 |
| 2 | LETRUSKA (10) | 6-M | 2-2-0-0 | 282 | 2 |
| 3 | LIFE IS GOOD (3) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 233 | 3 |
| 4T | OLYMPIAD | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 180 | 6 |
| 4T | SPEAKER'S CORNER | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 180 | 5 |
| 6 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 172 | 4 |
| 7 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 148 | 7 |
| 8 | EXPRESS TRAIN | 5-H | 3-2-1-0 | 83 | 8 |
| 9 | GOLDEN PAL | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 68 | 9 |
| 10 | FLIGHTLINE | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 47 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: REGAL GLORY (24), STILLETO BOY (19), COLONEL LIAM (18), EPICENTER-1 (14), CLAIRIERE (14), MALATHAAT (13), EARLY VOTING (11), CE CE (10), PAULINE’S PEARL (8), SANTIN (7), HIGHLAND CHIEF (6), ZANDON (5), SPEAK OF THE DEVIL (5), MATAREYA (4), PREVALENCE (4), ROUGIR (4), RICH STRIKE (4), SECRET OATH (4), MANDALOUN (4), OBLIGATORY (3), SET PIECE (3), GLASS CEILING (2), WAR LIKE GODDESS (2), BRICKYARD RIDE (2), ACCLIMATE (2), FIRST CAPTAIN (1)