Geaux Rocket Ride has won or placed in all five of his 2023 starts, including a win in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1). Credit: EQUI-PHOTO
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 25, 2023
Week 35 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 24. 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 | 291 | 1 |
| 2 | CODY'S WISH (6) | 5-H | 3-2-0-1 | 275 | 2 |
| 3 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 205 | 3 |
| 4 | ECHO ZULU (2) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 200 | 4 |
| 5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 177 | 5 |
| 6 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 169 | 6 |
| 7 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 95 | 8 |
| 8 | UP TO THE MARK | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 80 | 9 |
| 9 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 61 | 10 |
| 10 | GUNITE | 4-C | 7-3-3-1 | 60 | 7 |
Other horses receiving votes: BRIGHT FUTURE (35), IDIOMATIC (26), IN ITALIAN (22), SAUDI CROWN (21), NEST (19), PROXY (18), CARAVEL (13), MASTER OF THE SEAS (13), NEXT (11), FORTE (11), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (10), CEILING CRUSHER (10), BOLSHOI BALLET (10), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (9), GOLD PHOENIX (6), TAMARA (5), CLAIRIERE (5), WEST WILL POWER (4), RANDOMIZED (3), ZANDON (3), MAGE (1), PRACTICAL MOVE (1), SECRET OATH (1)