Even with Wise Dan’s win this weekend, Shared Belief still kept the top spot on the Poll after taking it over last week. Another notable move was Close Hatches moving from the No. 3 spot to the No. 8 spot after finishing fourth in the Spinster Stakes.
Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 26 of the 2014 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through October 5. Current Horse of the Year ranking of the Top Thoroughbred on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2014 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 3. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | PTS | PVS | |
| 1 | Shared Belief (19) | 3-G | 4-4-0-0 | 420 | 1 |
| 2 | Wise Dan (24) | 7-G | 4-4-0-0 | 413 | 2 |
| 3 | Tonalist | 3-C | 7-4-2-1 | 291 | 4 |
| 4 | California Chrome (1) | 3-C | 7-5-0-0 | 249 | 5 |
| 5 | Main Sequence | 5-G | 3-3-0-0 | 211 | 6 |
| 6 | Bayern | 3-C | 9-5-1-1 | 171 | 7 |
| 7 | Untapable | 3-F | 6-5-0-0 | 166 | 8 |
| 8 | Close Hatches | 4-F | 5-4-0-0 | 156 | 3 |
| 9 | Beholder | 4-F | 3-2-0-0 | 102 | 9 |
| 10 | Palace Malice | 4-C | 5-4-0-0 | 53 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Itsmyluckyday (20), Goldencents (17), Zivo (15), Moreno (13), Game On Dude (12), Rich Tapestry (12), Wicked Strong (10), Will Take Charge (9), American Pharoah (8), Cigar Street (8), Hardest Core (8), Artemis Agrotera (7), Belle Gallantey (7), Don’t Tell Sophia (7), Carpe Diem (4), Judy The Beauty (4), Lea (4), Palace (4), Stephanie’s Kitten (4), Fed Biz (3), Private Zone (3), Daredevil (2), Moonshine Mullin (2), Stopchargingmaria (2), Euro Charline (1), Sweet Reason (1), Tom’s Tribute (1)
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Summary
NTRA Thoroughbred Poll Detail by Horse