Sierra Leone and Tyler Gaffalione power home to win Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes (G1) for trainer Chad Brown. Photo credit: Keeneland photo
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 8, 2024
Week 11 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 7. 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
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIERRA LEONE (21) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 315 | 2 |
| 2 | FIERCENESS (11) | 3-C | 2-1-0-1 | 304 | 1 |
| 3 | MUTH (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 238 | 3 |
| 4 | CATCHING FREEDOM | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 175 | 5 |
| 5 | STRONGHOLD | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 164 | 26 |
| 6 | NYSOS | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 130 | 6 |
| 7 | FOREVER YOUNG | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 88 | 8 |
| 8 | RESILIENCE | 3-C | 3-2-0-0 | 70 | N/A |
| 9 | JUST A TOUCH | 3-C | 3-1-2-0 | 54 | 23 |
| 10 | ENDLESSLY | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 48 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (42), SPEED BOAT BEACH (39), DIDIA (34), ARABIAN KNIGHT (29), FIERCENESS (28), SIERRA LEONE (25), TWO RIVERS OVER (21), RED ROUTE ONE (21), DU JOUR (20), REBEL’S ROMANCE (19), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (18), ALVA STARR (16), USHBA TESORO (16), SWEET AZTECA (13), FRANCESCO CLEMENTE (9), NEWGRANGE (8), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), POST TIME (7), SUBSANADOR (7), MCKULICK (6), RUBY NELL (6), OLIVIA DARLING (5), OCTANE (3), ARZAK (3), MISSED THE CUT (3), NYSOS (3), GOODNIGHT OLIVE (3), ARTHUR’S RIDE (2), TARIFA (2), FROSTED GRACE (2), HONOR D LADY (1), SKELLY (1), BO CRUZ (1), MASTER OF THE SEAS (1), TOUCHUPONASTAR (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENOR BUSCADOR (21) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 301 | 1 |
| 2 | NATIONAL TREASURE (5) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 253 | 2 |
| 3 | IDIOMATIC (3) | 5-M | 0-0-0-0 | 171 | 3 |
| 4 | WHITE ABARRIO | 5-H | 1-0-0-0 | 165 | 4 |
| 5 | SAUDI CROWN (1) | 4-C | 3-1-0-1 | 118 | 5 |
| 6 | FIRST MISSION | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 101 | 6 |
| 7 | NEWGATE | 4-C | 4-1-2-0 | 94 | 7 |
| 8 | WARM HEART | 4-F | 1-1-0-0 | 67 | 8 |
| 9 | I'M VERY BUSY | 4-C | 2-1-1-0 | 58 | 9 |
| 10 | LAUREL RIVER (2) | 6-H | 3-2-0-0 | 52 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: