NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 18, 2026

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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 18, 2026

Napoleon Solo, under Paco Lopez, sat close to the pace set by locally-based Taj Mahal before pulling away to win the Preakness Stakes over Iron Honor. The Liam’s Map colt is owned by Gold Square LLC and is trained by Chad Summers. Photo credit: 1/ST

Week 17 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through May 17. 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 (21) 3-C 4-2-0-2 290 1
2 RENEGADE (7) 3-C 3-2-1-0 272 2
3 NAPOLEON SOLO (2) 3-C 3-1-0-0 207 10
4 CHIEF WALLABEE 3-C 4-1-1-1 163 3
5 CRUDE VELOCITY 3-C 3-3-0-0 147 4
6 COMMANDMENT 3-C 4-3-0-0 126 5
7 STARK CONTRAST 3-C 3-2-1-0 89 6
8 ALWAYS A RUNNER 3-F 3-3-0-0 80 7
9 IRON HONOR 3-C 3-1-1-0 60 19
10 THE PUMA 3-C 4-1-2-1 41 9

Other horses receiving votes: FURTHER ADO (35), OCELLI (25), EMERGING MARKET (21), ENGLISHMAN (19), CHIP HONCHO (13), SO HAPPY (12), SILENT TACTIC (11), DANON BOURBON (11), MEANING (7), INCREDIBOLT (6), OBLITERATION (4), BELLA BALLERINA (3), PALADIN (3), FULLEFFORT (2), ON TIME GIRL (2), POTENTE (1)

TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL PLACE HORSE A-S STATS POINTS PVS

1 MAGNITUDE (16) 4-C 2-2-0-0 274 1
2 WHITE ABARRIO (12) 7-H 2-1-1-0 260 2
3 SOVEREIGNTY (1) 4-C 1-0-1-0 216 3
4 NYSOS 5-H 1-0-1-0 155 4
5 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) 5-H 2-1-1-0 139 6
6 SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING 7-H 3-2-1-0 119 5
7 JOURNALISM 4-C 1-0-0-1 116 7
8 BURNHAM SQUARE (1) 4-G 3-2-1-0 66 12
9 RHETORICAL 5-G 2-1-0-1 63 8
10 CORPORATE POWER 5-H 3-2-1-0 60 9

Other horses receiving votes: T O ELVIS (31), BAEZA (31), SPLENDORA (12), DETERMINISTIC (12), LAGYNOS (12), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (9), GREAT WHITE (9), TOUCHUPONASTAR (8), NOTABLE SPEECH (GB) (8), CORORATE POWER (7), ANTIQUARIAN (7), SHRED THE GNAR (6), FAR BRIDGE (5), DISRUPTOR (3), R DISASTER (3), LUSH LIPS (GB) (3), IMAGINATION (3), BOOK ‘EM DANNO (2), GOLDEN TEMPO (2), NAPOLEON SOLO (2), RENEGADE (1), HIT SHOW (1), YELLOW CARD (1), SANDTRAP (IRE) (1), ALWAYS A RUNNER (1), ZULU KINGDOM (1), FORT WASHINGTON (1)