LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 27, 2021) ― Roadrunner Racing, William Strauss, Boat Racing, and Gainesway Stable’s Hot Rod Charlie, who secured his first Grade 1 victory in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Saturday, vaulted from twelfth place to seventh in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Trained by Doug O’Neill, Hot Rod Charlie is expected to make his next start in the Grade 1, $6 million Breeders’ Cup Longines Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 6.
Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go retained his No. 1 rating in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the eighth straight week.
Jackie’s Warrior, winner of Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx, moved from eighth to sixth in this week’s poll. Owned by Kirk and Judy Robison, Jackie’s Warrior is being pointed for the TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
Week 33 of the 2021 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 26. 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 | 332 | 1 |
| 2 | LETRUSKA (6) | 5-M | 6-5-1-0 | 309 | 2 |
| 3 | ESSENTIAL QUALITY (10) | 3-C | 6-5-0-0 | 302 | 3 |
| 4 | GAMINE | 4-F | 4-4-0-0 | 151 | 4 |
| 5 | MAXFIELD | 4-C | 5-3-1-1 | 142 | 5 |
| 6 | JACKIE'S WARRIOR | 3-C | 6-4-1-1 | 140 | 8 |
| 7 | HOT ROD CHARLIE | 3-C | 6-2-1-2 | 130 | 12 |
| 8 | MAX PLAYER | 4-C | 4-2-0-0 | 120 | 6 |
| 9 | DOMESTIC SPENDING | 4-G | 3-2-1-0 | 96 | 7 |
| 10 | MALATHAAT | 3-F | 4-3-1-0 | 66 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: LIFE IS GOOD (42), SHEDARESTHEDEVIL (35), SILVER STATE (23), WAR LIKE GODDESS (19), MEDINA SPIRIT (14), GUFO (10), MONOMOY GIRL (8), HELLO HOT ROD (7), MYSTIC GUIDE (7), ALTHIQA (4), MIDNIGHT BOURBON (4), WAR GODDESS (3), COLONEL LIAM (3), TRIPOLI (3), SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT (2), GOING GLOBAL (2), PRINCESS GRACE (2), MANDALOUN (1), MIND CONTROL (1), MO FORZA (1), BELLA SOFIA (1)