NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 9, 2022

Week 11 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 8. 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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1EPICENTER (29)3-C4-2-2-03141
2ZANDON3-C3-1-0-22712
3RICH STRIKE (10)3-C4-1-0-2256-
4SECRET OATH (4)3-F4-3-0-120317
5JACK CHRISTOPHER3-C1-1-0-016722
6SIMPLIFICATION3-C5-2-1-11629
7MO DONEGAL3-C3-1-0-11593
8TAIBA3-C3-2-0-0525
9NEST3-F3-2-1-04412
10EARLY VOTING3-C2-1-1-03911

Other horses receiving votes: WHITE ABARRIO (37), BARBER ROAD (30), MESSIER (20), SMILE HAPPY (19), MATAREYA (13), CYBERKNIFE (10), TAWNY PORT (7), STOLEN BASE (4), PAPPACAP (2), CHARGE IT (2), FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (1), ECHO ZULU (1), TIZ THE BOMB (1), UN OJO (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1COUNTRY GRAMMER (20)5-H2-1-1-02851
2LETRUSKA (10)6-M2-2-0-02792
3LIFE IS GOOD (2)4-C2-1-0-02293
4THOT ROD CHARLIE4-C2-1-1-01704
4TSPEAKER'S CORNER4-C3-3-0-01705
6OLYMPIAD4-C4-4-0-01468
7JACKIE'S WARRIOR4-C2-2-0-013811
8EXPRESS TRAIN5-H3-2-1-0716
9GOLDEN PAL4-C1-1-0-0669
10FLIGHTLINE4-C3-3-0-0607

Other horses receiving votes: STILLETO BOY (21), COLONEL LIAM (17), MALATHAAT (17), REGAL GLORY (17), RICH STRIKE-1 (17), CLAIRIERE (14), PAULINE’S PEARL (12), SECRET OATH (12), CE CE (11), OBLIGATORY (9), SANTIN (8), HAPPY SAVER (7), SPEAK OF THE DEVIL (7), HELLO HOT ROD (7), WAR LIKE GODDESS (5), MANDALOUN (5), PREVALENCE (4), ACCLIMATE (3), GLASS CEILING (2), BRICKYARD RIDE (2), EPICENTER (2), VIRGINIA JOY (1), GUFO (1)