Godolphin’s Sovereignty dominates the Belmont Stakes with a widening three-length win under Junior Alvarado for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. Photo credit: Coglianese Photo

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – June 9, 2025

Week 20 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 June 8. 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, 2025 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

PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1SOVEREIGNTY (30)3-C4-3-1-03002
2JOURNALISM3-C5-3-2-02701
3BAEZA3-C5-1-2-22323
4SANDMAN3-C5-1-1-21345
5RODRIGUEZ3-C5-2-1-11168
6GOSGER3-C3-2-1-11036
7EAST AVENUE3-C4-1-1-08622
8GOOD CHEER3-F4-3-0-0764
9NITROGEN3-F5-5-0-07213
10BURNHAM SQUARE3-G5-2-1-0669

Other horses receiving votes: PATCH ADAMS (52), LA CARA (30), FINAL GAMBIT (29), TAPPAN STREET (25), OWEN ALMIGHTY (19), MADAKET ROAD (8), ZULU KINGDOM (8), COAL BATTLE (7), GRANDE (6), GAMING (5), HILL ROAD (4), MI BAGO (1), KENTUCKY OUTLAW (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1RAGING TORRENT (8)4-C2-2-0-023820
2FIERCENESS (2)4-C2-4-4-02171
3MINDFRAME (6)4-C2-2-0-01903
4SOVEREIGNTY (11)3-C4-3-1-016216
5HIT SHOW (1)5-H3-2-0-11374
6THORPEDO ANNA (1)4-F3-2-0-01015
7WHITE ABARRIO6-H3-2-0-0922
8KOPION (1)4-F2-2-0-0727
9JOURNALISM3-C5-3-2-06915
10LOCKED4-C3-1-1-0606

Other horses receiving votes: SHE FEELS PRETTY (46), DETERMINISTIC (37), SIERRA LEONE (27), WAYS AND MEANS (27), FIRST MISSION (25), NYSOS (23), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (18), MYSTIK DAN (14), BOOK’EM DANNO (12), CARL SPACKLER (12), NITROGEN (10), FOREVER YOUNG (9), SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (8), SAUDI CROWN (6), AG BULLET (6), BIG THORN (6), RAGING SEA (5), BE YOUR BEST (4), LA CARA (3), UTAH BEACH (3), FAR BRIDGE (3), JUST A TOUCH (3), DYNAMIC PRICING (2), INTEGRATION (1), MIXTO (1), DORTH VADER (1)