Champion Forte is expected to run next in the Belmont Stakes on June 10. Photo: Coglianese Photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 30, 2023
Week 18 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 29. 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 (15) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 254 | 2 |
| 2 | MAGE (9) | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 248 | 1 |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE (3) | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 222 | 3 |
| 4 | TWO PHIL'S | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 208 | 4 |
| 5 | ANGEL OF EMPIRE | 3-C | 4-2-1-1 | 176 | 5 |
| 6 | BLAZING SEVENS | 3-C | 3-0-1-1 | 113 | 6 |
| 7 | TAPIT TRICE | 3-C | 4-3-0-0 | 88 | 8 |
| 8 | PRACTICAL MOVE (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 79 | 7 |
| 9 | ARABIAN LION (1) | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 51 | 9 |
| 10 | HIT SHOW | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 38 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (31), DISARM (29), FIRST MISSION (14), GENERAL JIM (9), NOBALS (6), WET PAINT (6), SKINNER (5), MAPLE LEAF MEL (5), ARCANGELO (5), TAXED (2), FAIZA (2), RAISE CAIN (2), DERMA SOTOGAKE (1), KINGSBARNS (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODY'S WISH (14) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 263 | 1 |
| 2 | ELITE POWER (11) | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 245 | 2 |
| 3 | PROXY (1) | 5-H | 3-1-1-0 | 173 | 3 |
| 4 | CLAIRIERE | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 139 | 4 |
| 5 | SMILE HAPPY (1) | 4-C | 3-2-0-1 | 133 | 6 |
| 6 | ART COLLECTOR | 6-H | 3-1-2-0 | 123 | 5 |
| 7 | DEFUNDED (1) | 5-G | 4-2-1-1 | 118 | 8 |
| 8 | STILLETO BOY | 5-G | 3-1-0-2 | 64 | 7 |
| 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: GOODNIGHT OLIVE (31), WEST WILL POWER (30), UP TO THE MARK (24), SECRET OATH (19), MATAREYA (16), RATTLE N ROLL (14), SIBELIUS (13), COUNTRY GRAMMER-1 (10), FORTE (10), MODERN GAMES (9), TAIBA (8), PLAYED HARD (8), WAR LIKE GODDESS (7), LAST SAMURAI (5), TWO PHIL’S (5), WAR GODDESS (4), EXAULTED (4), STRAIGHT NO CHASER (3), ECHO ZULU (3), CHEZ PIERRE (3), GUNITE (1), MAGE (1), MACADAMIA (1), REPO ROCKS (1)