
Arabian Knight holds off Geaux Rocket Ride in the FanDuel Pacific Classic (G1). Benoit Photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 5, 2023
Week 32 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 4. 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 | |
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1 | ARCANGELO (18) | 3-R | 5-4-0-0 | 257 | 2 |
2 | CODY'S WISH (8) | 5-H | 3-2-0-1 | 251 | 1 |
3 | ELITE POWER (1) | 5-H | 4-3-1-0 | 201 | 3 |
4 | ECHO ZULU (2) | 4-F | 3-3-0-0 | 179 | 4 |
5 | WHITE ABARRIO (2) | 4-C | 4-2-0-1 | 158 | 5 |
6 | GUNITE | 4-C | 6-3-2-1 | 143 | 6 |
7 | ARABIAN KNIGHT | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 131 | 34 |
8 | UP TO THE MARK (1) | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 88 | 7 |
9 | GEAUX ROCKET RIDE | 3-C | 5-3-2-0 | 68 | 12 |
10 | CASA CREED | 7-H | 4-2-1-1 | 58 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: BRIGHT FUTURE (40), IDIOMATIC (33), NEST (33), IN ITALIAN (23), PROXY (17), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (14), CARAVEL (12), BOLSHOI BALLET (10), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (8), FORTE (6), CLAIRIERE (5), GOLD PHOENIX (5), ARABIAN LION (5), NEXT (4), WEST WILL POWER (4), ZANDON (3), DISARM (2), MAGE (1), SECRET OATH (1)