Undefeated in 3 starts this year, Echo Zulu defeated Eclipse Awards Champion Goodnight Olive in the G1 Ballerina in her most recent start. Photo credit: Dom Napolitano/Coglianese Photos

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 11, 2023

Week 33 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 September 10. 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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1ARCANGELO (22)3-R5-4-0-02961
2CODY'S WISH (8)5-H3-2-0-12802
3ELITE POWER (1)5-H4-3-1-02193
4ECHO ZULU (2)4-F3-3-0-01854
5WHITE ABARRIO (2)4-C4-2-0-11775
6GUNITE4-C6-3-2-11566
7ARABIAN KNIGHT3-C3-2-0-11557
8UP TO THE MARK4-C5-4-0-1868
9GEAUX ROCKET RIDE3-C5-3-2-0809
10CASA CREED7-H4-2-1-15910

Other horses receiving votes: IDIOMATIC (36), BRIGHT FUTURE (35), NEST (31), IN ITALIAN (25), PROXY (22), CARAVEL (12), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (10), BOLSHOI BALLET (10), FORTE (9), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (8), TAMARA (6), CLAIRIERE (5), GOLD PHOENIX (5), ARABIAN LION (5), WEST WILL POWER (4), ZANDON (3), PRINCE OF MONACO (3), MAGE (1), SECRET OATH (1), BRIGHTWORK (1)