Malathaat Moves to Sixth in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll After Dominant Win in the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes

Malathaat improved her Keeneland record to 3 for 3 by winning the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes under Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez.
Photo: Keeneland Photo
Week 33 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 October 9. Voting is conducted by national media.
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 poll 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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
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1 | FLIGHTLINE (36) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 360 | 1 |
2 | LIFE IS GOOD | 4-C | 5-4-0-0 | 308 | 2 |
3 | EPICENTER | 3-C | 7-4-3-0 | 256 | 3 |
4 | NEST | 3-F | 7-5-2-0 | 215 | 4 |
5 | OLYMPIAD | 4-C | 7-6-0-0 | 180 | 5 |
6 | MALATHAAT | 4-F | 5-3-2-0 | 126 | 9 |
7 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 4-C | 5-4-1-0 | 121 | 6 |
8 | TAIBA | 3-C | 5-3-1-0 | 99 | 7 |
9 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 5-2-2-1 | 70 | 8 |
10 | WAR LIKE GODDESS | 5-M | 4-3-1-0 | 59 | 26 |
Other horses receiving votes: JACK CHRISTOPHER (42), GOLDEN PAL (34), MODERN GAMES (25), COUNTRY GRAMMER (16), CLAIRIERE (14), RICH STRIKE (9), NATIONS PRIDE (8), IN ITALIAN (6), CASA CREED (6), ZANDON (5), CE CE (5), SANTIN (4), CODY’S WISH (2), CAVE ROCK (2), REGAL GLORY (2), DEFUNDED (2), ANNAPOLIS (1), CHARGE IT (1), SPEAKER’S CORNER (1), CYBERKNIFE (1)