Arcangelo has won four consecutive starts, including the Travers Stakes. Photo: Coglianese Photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 18, 2023
Week 34 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 17. 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 | 288 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (6) | 5-H | 3-2-0-1 | 269 | 2 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 213 | 3 |
| 4 | ECHO ZULU (2) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 183 | 4 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 175 | 5 |
| 6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 153 | 7 |
| 7 | GUNITE | 4-C | 6-3-2-1 | 146 | 6 |
| 8 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 87 | 9 |
| 9 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 78 | 8 |
| 10 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 52 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: BRIGHT FUTURE (34), IDIOMATIC (31), NEST (27), IN ITALIAN (21), PROXY (21), CARAVEL (12), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (11), FORTE (10), BOLSHOI BALLET (10), MASTER OF THE SEAS (10), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (7), TAMARA (6), CLAIRIERE (5), GOLD PHOENIX (5), ARABIAN LION (5), WEST WILL POWER (4), ZANDON (3), MAGE (1), SECRET OATH (1), SAUDI CROWN (1), BRIGHTWORK (1)