LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go retained his No. 1 rating in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the seventh straight week as there were no changes in order and no starts among the overall Top 10.
Flurry Racing LLC and Qatar Racing’s Shesdaresthedevil moved into eleventh place in this week’s poll following a victory in the Grade 3 Locust Grove Stakes at Churchill Downs. Shedaresthedevil is expected to make her next start in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 6.
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
Week 32 of the 2021 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 19. 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, 2021 record and total points. Poll Concludes Monday, Nov. 6. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNICKS GO (20) | 5-H | 5-3-0-0 | 333 | 1 |
| 2 | LETRUSKA (6) | 5-M | 6-5-1-0 | 312 | 2 |
| 3 | ESSENTIAL QUALITY (10) | 3-C | 6-5-0-0 | 304 | 3 |
| 4 | GAMINE | 4-F | 4-4-0-0 | 166 | 4 |
| 5 | MAXFIELD | 4-C | 5-3-1-1 | 152 | 5 |
| 6 | MAX PLAYER | 4-C | 4-2-0-0 | 133 | 6 |
| 7 | DOMESTIC SPENDING | 4-G | 3-2-1-0 | 112 | 7 |
| 8 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 3-C | 5-3-1-1 | 105 | 8 |
| 9 | MALATHAAT | 3-F | 4-3-1-0 | 85 | 9 |
| 10 | SILVER STATE | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 58 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: SHEDARESTHEDEVIL (48), HOT ROD CHARLIE (31), WAR LIKE GODDESS (24), MONOMOY GIRL (19), MEDINA SPIRIT (18), MYSTIC GUIDE (16), LIFE IS GOOD (16), ALTHIQA (12), GUFO (9), YAUPON (4), WAR GODDESS (3), TRIPOLI (3), COLONEL LIAM (3), GOING GLOBAL (3), SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT (2), MO FORZA (2), CODE OF HONOR (2), BELLA SOFIA (2), MANDALOUN (1), PRINCESS GRACE (1), IMPERADOR (1)