Thorpedo Anna made her 4-year-old debut a winning one with a stylish 3 ½ length score in the Grade 2 Azeri Stakes under regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr. Photo credit: Coady Media
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 10, 2025
Week 7 of the 2025 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 March 9. Voting is conducted by national media.
The 3-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 4 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 3-YEAR OLD POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITIZEN BULL (15) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 249 | 1 |
| 2 | JOURNALISM (10) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 238 | 2 |
| 3 | SOVEREIGNTY (1) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 211 | 3 |
| 4 | COAL BATTLE (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 166 | 4 |
| 5 | BARNES | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 140 | 5 |
| 6 | OWEN ALMIGHTY | 3-C | 3-1-1-0 | 72 | N/A |
| 7 | JOHN HANCOCK | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 70 | 6 |
| 8 | DISCO TIME | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 60 | 7 |
| 9T | CAPTAIN COOK | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 42 | 10 |
| 9T | FLOOD ZONE | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 42 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: RIVER THAMES (32), GOOD CHEER (29), SANDMAN (29), CHANCER MCPATRICK (19), BURNHAM SQUARE (18), GETAWAY CAR (13), RODRIGUEZ (12), CORNUCOPIAN (11), MAGNITUDE (9), MADAKET ROAD (5), DISRUPTOR (3), QUIETSIDE (3), CALDERA (3), HILL ROAD (3), NITROGEN (2), SPEED KING (1), TAPPAN STREET (1), MI BAGO (1), ACCELERIZE (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THORPEDO ANNA (16) | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 248 | 3 |
| 2 | WHITE ABARRIO (5) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 229 | 1 |
| 3 | LOCKED (5) | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 216 | 2 |
| 4 | SIERRA LEONE | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 155 | 4 |
| 5 | STRAIGHT NO CHASER (1) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 142 | 5 |
| 6 | MINDFRAME | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 99 | 6 |
| 7 | FIERCENESS | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 95 | 7 |
| 8 | SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 56 | 8 |
| 9T | FOREVER YOUNG | 4-C | 1-1-0-0 | 47 | 9 |
| 9T | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING | 6-H | 2-1-0-1 | 47 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: HALL OF FAME (30), CAVALIERI (19), KOPION (17), BE YOUR BEST (16), HIT SHOW (10), RATTLE N ROLL (8), COAL BATTLE (8), EXPRESS TRAIN (6), CARL SPACKLER (5), RAGING TORRENT (4), SHE FEELS PRETTY (4), JOHANNES (4), HIGHLAND FALLS (3), SAFFRON MOON (3), NUTELLA FELLA (2), SUBSANADOR (2), ALEXANDER HELIOS (2), COPPOLA (2), JUST A TOUCH (1), JOURNALISM (1), MULLIKIN (1), FFORMIDABLE MAN (1), SACRED WISH (1), SAUDI CROWN (1)