Kentucky Derby morning line favorite Fierceness looks to become the first Kentucky Derby winner to start from post position 17. NTRA Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 29, 2024

Week 14 of the 2024 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 April 28. Voting is conducted by national media.

The Three-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.

The Top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, November 5 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, 2024 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.

TOP THREE-YEAR OLD POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1SIERRA LEONE (18)3-C2-2-0-02851
2FIERCENESS (11)3-C2-1-0-12792
3MUTH (1)3-C2-2-0-02043
4CATCHING FREEDOM3-C3-2-0-11734
5STRONGHOLD3-C2-2-0-01535
6NYSOS3-C1-1-0-0987
7FOREVER YOUNG3-C2-2-0-0976
8JUST A TOUCH3-C3-1-2-0699
9RESILIENCE3-C3-2-0-0678
10ENDLESSLY3-C2-2-0-04910

Other horses receiving votes: DORNOCH (29), DOMESTIC PRODUCT (26), HONOR MARIE (22), IMAGINATION (21), MYSTIK DAN (19), TARIFA (14), JUST STEEL (10), ENCINO (7), LESLIE’S ROSE (6), MAYMUN (5), TRACK PHANTOM (5), WINE ME UP (4), THE WINE STEWARD (2), TIMBERLAKE (2), THORPEDO ANNA (1), SWEET REBECCA (1), JUST F Y I (1), WEST SARATOGA (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

HORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1SENOR BUSCADOR (20)6-H3-1-1-12791
2NATIONAL TREASURE (4)4-C2-1-0-02202
3MASTER OF THE SEAS (1)6-G1-1-0-01584
4WHITE ABARRIO5-H1-0-0-01395
5IDIOMATIC (3)5-M0-0-0-01323
6ADARE MANOR5-M2-1-1-01016
7FIRST MISSION4-C2-1-0-0858
8SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING5-H3-2-0-0749
9SAUDI CROWN4-C3-1-0-1737
10NEWGATE4-C4-1-2-05610

Other horses receiving votes: SKELLY (52), THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (50), LAUREL RIVER-1 (21), KINGSBARNS (21), SPEED BOAT BEACH (21), I’M VERY BUSY (19), WARM HEART (18), REBEL’S ROMANCE (17), USHBA TESORO (15), TWO RIVERS OVER (12), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (10), ALVA STARR (9), ARABIAN KNIGHT (9), SWEET AZTECA (8), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), NEWGRANGE (6), FIERCENESS (6), SIERRA LEONE (5), DU JOUR (5), RUBY NELL (5), MCKULICK (4), ENGLISH ROSE (3), FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (3), SUBSANADOR (1), SILVER KNOTT (1), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (1), POST TIME (1), NYSOS (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1), DIDIA (1)