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

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1ARCANGELO (18)3-R5-4-0-02572
2CODY'S WISH (8)5-H3-2-0-12511
3ELITE POWER (1)5-H4-3-1-02013
4ECHO ZULU (2)4-F3-3-0-01794
5WHITE ABARRIO (2)4-C4-2-0-11585
6GUNITE4-C6-3-2-11436
7ARABIAN KNIGHT3-C3-2-0-113134
8UP TO THE MARK (1)4-C5-4-0-1887
9GEAUX ROCKET RIDE3-C5-3-2-06812
10CASA CREED7-H4-2-1-1588

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)