NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 4, 2026

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Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a neck after trailing the field of 18 early. The son of Curlin is co-owned by Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stables and is trained by Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses.

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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 4, 2026

Week 15 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 3. 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.

TOP 3-YEAR OLD POLL

PLACE HORSE A-S STATS POINTS PVS
1 GOLDEN TEMPO (22) 3-C 4-2-0-2 301 13
2 RENEGADE (9) 3-C 3-2-1-0 287 1
3 CHIEF WALLABEE 3-C 4-1-1-1 198 7
4 CRUDE VELOCITY 3-C 3-3-0-0 153 31
5 COMMANDMENT 3-C 4-3-0-0 152 2
6 STARK CONTRAST 3-C 3-2-1-0 80 N/A
7 ALWAYS A RUNNER 3-F 3-3-0-0 76 N/A
8 FURTHER ADO 3-C 3-1-1-0 68 3
9 THE PUMA 3-C 4-1-2-1 66 4
10 INCREDIBOLT 3-C 3-1-0-0 57 11

Other horses receiving votes: OCELLI (48), DANON BOURBON (45), EMERGING MARKET (39), SO HAPPY (37), SILENT TACTIC (36), ENGLISHMAN (28), MEANING (7), FULLEFFORT (4), BELLA BALLERINA (4), ON TIME GIRL (4), CHIP HONCHO (4), PALADIN (4), TAJ MAHAL (3), IRON HONOR (2), POTENTE (1), GILDED BANDIT (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
PLACE

HORSE A-S STATS POINTS PVS
1 MAGNITUDE (14) 4-C 2-2-0-0 253 1
2 WHITE ABARRIO (12) 7-H 2-1-1-0 252 2
3 SOVEREIGNTY (1) 4-C 1-0-1-0 194 3
4 SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (1) 7-H 2-2-0-0 148 5
5 NYSOS 5-H 1-0-1-0 143 6
6 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) 5-H 2-1-1-0 133 4
7 JOURNALISM 4-C 1-0-0-1 122 7
8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE 5-H 2-2-0-0 112 8
9 SPLENDORA 5-M 2-2-0-0 47 9
10 IMAGINATION 5-H 1-1-0-0 34 10

Other horses receiving votes: T O ELVIS (34), BURNHAM SQUARE (32), CORORATE POWER (25), DETERMINISTIC (16), GOLDEN TEMPO (15), RENEGADE (14), LAGYNOS (13), R DISASTER (12), TOUCHUPONASTAR (10), SPLENDORA (8), ANTIQUARIAN (8), SHRED THE GNAR (7), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (6), FAR BRIDGE (5), ZULU KINGDOM (4), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (3), CRUDE VELOCITY (3), LUSH LIPS (GB) (3), DISRUPTOR (3), KATHYNMARISSA (2), HIT SHOW (2), YELLOW CARD (1), SANDTRAP (IRE) (1), ALWAYS A RUNNER (1)