NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 09, 2026

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Speedway Stables’ Potente and jockey Juan Hernandez, left,, sneak up on Robusta (Emisael Jaramillo), inside, just in time to win the Grade II $200,000 San Felipe Stakes Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA, giving trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez their second stakes wins on the day. Benoit Photo

Week 7 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through March 8. 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.

1 SOVEREIGNTY (15) 4-C 0-0-0-0 257 1
2 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) (14) 5-H 1-1-0-0 218 2
3 NYSOS 5-H 1-0-1-0 215 3
4 KNIGHTSBRIDGE 5-H 2-2-0-0 160 5
5 SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING 7-H 1-1-0-0 153 4
6 MAGNITUDE 4-C 1-1-0-0 147 6
7 JOURNALISM 4-C 0-0-0-0 133 7
8 SPLENDORA 5-M 2-2-0-0 91 12
9 IMAGINATION (2) 5-H 1-1-0-0 73 9
10 WHITE ABARRIO 7-H 1-0-1-0 45 10

Other horses receiving votes: BOOK ‘EM DANNO (42), NITROGEN (37), BAEZA (32), HIT SHOW (18), REEF RUNNER (18), BRITISH ISLES (17), TEST SCORE (16), FULL SERRANO (8), GOAL ORIENTED (6), DESTINO D’ORO (5), WESTWOOD (4), CORNUCOPIAN (3), MAJESTIC OOPS (2), LAGYNOS (2), BISHOPS BAY (1), DISRUPTOR (1), SHISOSPICY (1)
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