Idiomatic cruises to an easy 4 ¼ length win in Keeneland’s Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1). Photo: Keeneland
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – October 9, 2023
Week 37 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 8. 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 (23) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 315 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (8) | 5-H | 4-3-0-1 | 309 | 2 |
| 3 | ECHO ZULU (1) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 216 | 4 |
| 4 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 210 | 3 |
| 5 | UP TO THE MARK (2) | 4-C | 6-5-0-1 | 210 | 8 |
| 6 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 179 | 5 |
| 7 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 130 | 6 |
| 8 | IDIOMATIC | 4-F | 8-7-1-0 | 117 | 19 |
| 9 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 88 | 7 |
| 10 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 39 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: GUNITE (30), ZANDON (29), WAR LIKE GODDESS (22), BRIGHT FUTURE (17), MASTER OF THE SEAS (14), SAUDI CROWN (11), PROXY (10), CARAVEL (10), CEILING CRUSHER (9), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (9), NATIONS PRIDE (9), TAMARA (6), NATIONAL TREASURE (6), FEV ROVER (6), IN ITALIAN (5), NEXT (5), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (4), FORTE (4), PRACTICAL MOVE (3), RANDOMIZED (3), DR. SCHIVEL (3), SLOW DOWN ANDY (2), MAGE (2), ADARE MANOR (2), LOCKED (1)