Arabian Knight and Flavien Prat held off Geaux Rocket Ride in the G1 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Benoit Photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – October 23, 2023
Week 39 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 22. 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 (17) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 240 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (5) | 5-H | 4-3-0-1 | 229 | 2 |
| 3 | UP TO THE MARK (2) | 4-C | 6-5-0-1 | 182 | 3 |
| 4 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 162 | 4 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 150 | 5 |
| 6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 117 | 6 |
| 7 | IDIOMATIC | 4-F | 8-7-1-0 | 89 | 7 |
| 8 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 79 | 9 |
| 9 | ECHO ZULU (1) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 61 | 8 |
| 10 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: GUNITE (27), BRIGHT FUTURE (20), WAR LIKE GODDESS (19), ZANDON (18), PROXY (14), SAUDI CROWN (11), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (10), IN ITALIAN (8), PRACTICAL MOVE (7), MASTER OF THE SEAS (7), NATIONS PRIDE (7), TAMARA (6), MAWJ (5), FEV ROVER (5), ADARE MANOR (5), NEXT (5), RANDOMIZED (3), CEILING CRUSHER (3), MAGE (2), CARAVEL (2), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (2), LOCKED (1)