No Changes in Top 10 as Connections Prepare for Breeders’ Cup
Epicenter, shown after winning the Grade 1 Travers Stakes, is the leading 3-year-old contender for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Photo: Coglianese Photo
Week 34 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 16. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLIGHTLINE (34) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 340 | 1 |
| 2 | LIFE IS GOOD | 4-C | 5-4-0-0 | 293 | 2 |
| 3 | EPICENTER | 3-C | 7-4-3-0 | 236 | 3 |
| 4 | NEST | 3-F | 7-5-2-0 | 216 | 4 |
| 5 | OLYMPIAD | 4-C | 7-6-0-0 | 160 | 5 |
| 6 | MALATHAAT | 4-F | 5-3-2-0 | 133 | 6 |
| 7 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 4-C | 5-4-1-0 | 103 | 7 |
| 8 | TAIBA | 3-C | 5-3-1-0 | 96 | 8 |
| 9 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 4-C | 5-2-2-1 | 64 | 9 |
| 10 | WAR LIKE GODDESS | 5-M | 4-3-1-0 | 52 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: JACK CHRISTOPHER (42), GOLDEN PAL (33), MODERN GAMES (25), COUNTRY GRAMMER (17), CLAIRIERE (14), RICH STRIKE (9), NATIONS PRIDE (8), CE CE (7), CASA CREED (6), SANTIN (4), CAVE ROCK (2), REGAL GLORY (2), IN ITALIAN (2), CYBERKNIFE (1), HIGHLAND CHIEF (1), ANNAPOLIS (1), ZANDON (1), CHARGE IT (1), CODY’S WISH (1)