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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | EPICENTER (29) | 3-C | 4-2-2-0 | 314 | 1 |
2 | ZANDON | 3-C | 3-1-0-2 | 271 | 2 |
3 | RICH STRIKE (10) | 3-C | 4-1-0-2 | 256 | - |
4 | SECRET OATH (4) | 3-F | 4-3-0-1 | 203 | 17 |
5 | JACK CHRISTOPHER | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 167 | 22 |
6 | SIMPLIFICATION | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 162 | 9 |
7 | MO DONEGAL | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 159 | 3 |
8 | TAIBA | 3-C | 3-2-0-0 | 52 | 5 |
9 | NEST | 3-F | 3-2-1-0 | 44 | 12 |
10 | EARLY VOTING | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 39 | 11 |
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
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | COUNTRY GRAMMER (20) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 285 | 1 |
2 | LETRUSKA (10) | 6-M | 2-2-0-0 | 279 | 2 |
3 | LIFE IS GOOD (2) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 229 | 3 |
4T | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 170 | 4 |
4T | SPEAKER'S CORNER | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 170 | 5 |
6 | OLYMPIAD | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 146 | 8 |
7 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 138 | 11 |
8 | EXPRESS TRAIN | 5-H | 3-2-1-0 | 71 | 6 |
9 | GOLDEN PAL | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 66 | 9 |
10 | FLIGHTLINE | 4-C | 3-3-0-0 | 60 | 7 |
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)