White Abarrio and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., scored a 10-1 upset in the Whitney Stakes (G1) on August 5 for trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr. Photo: Coglianese Photos/Angelo Lieto
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – October 16, 2023
Week 38 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 October 15. 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 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 THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCANGELO (19) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 273 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (8) | 5-H | 4-3-0-1 | 268 | 2 |
| 3 | UP TO THE MARK (1) | 4-C | 6-5-0-1 | 194 | 5 |
| 4 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 183 | 4 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 164 | 6 |
| 6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 137 | 7 |
| 7 | IDIOMATIC | 4-F | 8-7-1-0 | 111 | 8 |
| 8 | ECHO ZULU (1) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 91 | 3 |
| 9 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 88 | 9 |
| 10 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 42 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: ZANDON (30), GUNITE (28), BRIGHT FUTURE (20), WAR LIKE GODDESS (20), MASTER OF THE SEAS (16), PROXY (13), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (11), NATIONS PRIDE (9), SAUDI CROWN (9), MAWJ (7), FEV ROVER (7), TAMARA (6), MAGE (5), PRACTICAL MOVE (5), IN ITALIAN (4), CEILING CRUSHER (4), RANDOMIZED (3), DR. SCHIVEL (3), LOCKED (2), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (2), CARAVEL (2), ADARE MANOR (2), FORTE (1)