Seize the Grey wins Preakness 149 for the MyRacehorse ownership group, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Jaime Torres. Maryland Jockey Club photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 20, 2024
Week 17 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 May 19. 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
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYSTIK DAN (20) | 3-C | 5-2-1-1 | 302 | 1 |
| 2 | SIERRA LEONE (5) | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 282 | 2 |
| 3 | SEIZE THE GREY (6) | 3-C | 5-3-0-1 | 273 | 12 |
| 4 | CATCHING FREEDOM | 3-C | 5-2-0-2 | 193 | 5 |
| 5 | FOREVER YOUNG | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 185 | 4 |
| 6 | MUTH (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 167 | 3 |
| 7 | THORPEDO ANNA (1) | 3-F | 2-2-0-0 | 117 | 6 |
| 8 | FIERCENESS | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 73 | 8 |
| 9 | NYSOS | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 49 | 7 |
| 10 | RESILIENCE | 3-C | 4-2-0-0 | 48 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: STRONGHOLD (25), T O PASSWORD (18), HONOR MARIE (14), ANTIQUARIAN (13), TUSCAN GOLD (12), ENDLESSLY (10), MINDFRAME (6), GUN SONG (6), CRIMSON ADVOCATE (5), IMAGINATION (4), ENCINO (4), CORPORATE POWER (3), JUST F Y I (2), MAYMUN (2), SWEET REBECCA (2)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENOR BUSCADOR (18) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 297 | 1 |
| 2 | IDIOMATIC (9) | 5-M | 1-1-0-0 | 260 | 2 |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE (4) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 217 | 3 |
| 4 | MASTER OF THE SEAS (1) | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 167 | 5 |
| 5 | FIRST MISSION | 4-C | 3-2-0-0 | 163 | 4 |
| 6 | WHITE ABARRIO | 5-H | 1-0-0-0 | 116 | 6 |
| 7 | ADARE MANOR | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 99 | 7 |
| 8 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING | 5-H | 3-2-0-0 | 59 | 8 |
| 9 | SKELLY | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 54 | 10 |
| 10 | SAUDI CROWN | 4-C | 3-1-0-1 | 52 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (51), MYSTIK DAN (29), NEWGATE (29), SILVER KNOTT (28), PROGRAM TRADING (24), VAHVA (21), SIERRA LEONE (14), REBEL’S ROMANCE (14), WARM HEART (12), DU JOUR (11), OVA CHARGED (9), LAUREL RIVER (9), BIG CITY LIGHTS (8), NEXT (8), SEIZE THE GREY (7), SUPER CHOW (6), USHBA TESORO (6), ARABIAN KNIGHT (5), NEWGRANGE (5), FLUFFY SOCKS (5), CARL SPACKLER (5), MASTER PIECE (4), THORPEDO ANNA (3), KINGSBARNS (3), SWEET AZTECA (3), GUN PILOT (3), RUBY NELL (2), GOLD PHOENIX (2), TWO RIVERS OVER (2), PYRENEES (2), SPEED BOAT BEACH (1)