White Abarrio and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr pass reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty in the stretch to win the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for owners C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber and La Milagrosa Stable. The 7-year-old horse is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr and has earned nearly $8.5 million in 26 lifetime starts. Photo credit: Natalie Moses/Coady
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 20, 2026
Week 13 of the 2026 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 19. 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 3 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, 2026 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 | RENEGADE (19) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 297 | 1 |
| 2 | COMMANDMENT (8) | 3-C | 3-3-0-0 | 283 | 2 |
| 3 | FURTHER ADO (5) | 3-C | 2-1-1-0 | 272 | 3 |
| 4 | THE PUMA | 3-C | 4-1-2-1 | 202 | 4 |
| 5 | SO HAPPY | 3-C | 3-2-0-1 | 142 | 5 |
| 6 | EMERGING MARKET | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 131 | 6 |
| 7 | CHIEF WALLABEE | 3-C | 3-1-1-1 | 106 | 8 |
| 8 | SILENT TACTIC | 3-C | 4-1-3-0 | 90 | 7 |
| 9 | POTENTE | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 53 | 9 |
| 10 | FULLEFFORT | 3-C | 3-1-2-0 | 44 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: INCREDIBOLT (41), ALBUS (33), GOLDEN TEMPO (13), DANON BOURBON (9), PROM QUEEN (9), CLASS PRESIDENT (8), PAVLOVIAN (7), EXPLORA (7), NEARLY (6), BELLA BALLERINA (5), ENGLISHMAN (1), PALADIN (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNITUDE (16) | 4-C | 2-2-0-0 | 291 | 1 |
| 2 | WHITE ABARRIO (12) | 7-H | 2-1-1-0 | 281 | 10 |
| 3 | SOVEREIGNTY (1) | 4-C | 1-0-1-0 | 210 | 2 |
| 4 | FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) (2) | 5-H | 2-1-1-0 | 171 | 4 |
| 5 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (1) | 7-H | 2-2-0-0 | 163 | 5 |
| 6 | NYSOS | 5-H | 1-0-1-0 | 162 | 3 |
| 7 | JOURNALISM | 4-C | 1-0-0-1 | 139 | 7 |
| 8 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE | 5-H | 2-2-0-0 | 124 | 6 |
| 9 | SPLENDORA | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 57 | 8 |
| 10 | IMAGINATION | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 41 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: BURNHAM SQUARE (20), TOUCHUPONASTAR (13), ZULU KINGDOM (10), BAEZA (10), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (9), FAR BRIDGE (8), BANISHING (8), TEST SCORE (7), LAGYNOS (7), CORNUCOPIAN (7), ECLATANT (5), SAUDI CROWN (5), LUSH LIPS (GB) (3), FURTHER ADO (3), HIT SHOW (2), RENEGADE (2), STARS AND STRIPES (1), COMMANDMENT (1)