Cody’s Wish and jockey Junior Alvarado return to the winner’s circle after the Vosburgh. Photo Credit: Walter Wlodarczyk/Coglianese
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – October 2, 2023
Week 36 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 1. 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 (20) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 285 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (9) | 5-H | 4-3-0-1 | 278 | 2 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (2) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 212 | 3 |
| 4 | ECHO ZULU (1) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 192 | 4 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 169 | 5 |
| 6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 96 | 7 |
| 8 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 73 | 8 |
| 9 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 62 | 9 |
| 10 | GUNITE | 4-C | 7-3-3-1 | 61 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: ZANDON (32), BRIGHT FUTURE (25), IN ITALIAN (21), SAUDI CROWN (19), SLOW DOWN ANDY (17), PROXY (17), NEST (13), CARAVEL (13), IDIOMATIC (12), CEILING CRUSHER (11), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (10), FORTE (8), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (7), MASTER OF THE SEAS (6), BOLSHOI BALLET (5), NEXT (5), WEST WILL POWER (4), TAMARA (3), ADARE MANOR (3), DR. SCHIVEL (3), CLAIRIERE (2), FINEST CITY (2), ZOZOS (1)