NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls Released

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Commandment and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr (inside) hold off Chief Wallabee and Junior Alvarado by a neck to win the Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for owner Wathnan Racing. The Brad Cox trainee has won three of four lifetime starts and gives sire Into Mischief another top Kentucky Derby prospect.

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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 02, 2026

Week 6 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through March 01. 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 3 following the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Rankings on poll 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.

A-S STATS POINTS

PVS
1 PALADIN (21) 3-C 1-1-0-0 291 1
2 COMMANDMENT (7) 3-C 2-2-0-0 253 11
3 NEARLY (1) 3-C 2-2-0-0 211 2
4 CLASS PRESIDENT 3-C 2-1-1-0 196 N/A
5 SILENT TACTIC 3-C 3-1-2-0 157 5
6 RENEGADE 3-C 1-1-0-0 117 3
7 CHIEF WALLABEE 3-C 2-1-1-0 108 19
8 FURTHER ADO (1) 3-C 0-0-0-0 82 6
9T BRANT (1) 3-C 0-0-0-0 60 8
9T IRON HONOR 3-C 1-1-0-0 60 N/A

Other horses receiving votes: GOLDEN TEMPO (50), PLUTARCH (20), CHIP HONCHO (16), BELLA BALLERINA (14), CANALETTO (12), INTREPIDO (11), LITMUS TEST (10), BOYD (10), EXPLORA (6), SOLITUDE DUDE (6), REAGAN’S HONOR (5), SO HAPPY (2), OBLITERATION (2), POTENTE (1), ZANY (1), GREAT WHITE (1), PAVLOVIAN (1), TED NOFFEY (1), STRATEGIC RISK (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL PLACE HORSE

A-S STATS POINTS

PVS
1 SOVEREIGNTY (15) 4-C 0-0-0-0 262 1
2 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) (14) 5-H 1-1-0-0 226 2
3 NYSOS 5-H 1-0-1-0 215 3
4 SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING 7-H 1-1-0-0 168 4
5 KNIGHTSBRIDGE 5-H 2-2-0-0 144 11
6 MAGNITUDE 4-C 1-1-0-0 138 26
7 JOURNALISM 4-C 0-0-0-0 129 6
8 NITROGEN (2) 4-F 1-1-0-0 128 5
9 IMAGINATION 5-H 1-1-0-0 60 8
10 WHITE ABARRIO 7-H 1-0-1-0 58 7

Other horses receiving votes: BOOK ‘EM DANNO (40), SPLENDORA (24), BAEZA (21), TEST SCORE (20), HIT SHOW (19), REEF RUNNER (15), FULL SERRANO (7), GOAL ORIENTED (7), FORMIDABLE MAN (5), WESTWOOD (5), DESTINO D’ORO (3), BISHOPS BAY (3), CORNUCOPIAN (3), SHE FEELS PRETTY (2), EL POTENTE (1), SHISOSPICY (1), LAGYNOS (1)
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