NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 6, 2026

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Magnitude is perfect in three 2026 starts, including a win in the Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs on June 27. The 4-year-old Not This Time colt began his 4-year-old campaign with a win in February’s Razorback Handicap (G3) and followed that with a Dubai World Cup (G1) victory in March. According to trainer Steve Asmussen, the August 8 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga is expected to be Magnitude’s next start.

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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 6, 2026

Week 24 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 5. 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 THOROUGHBRED POLL

PLACE HORSE A-S STATS POINTS PVS

1 MAGNITUDE (27) 4-C 3-3-0-0 288 1
2 NYSOS (1) 5-H 2-1-1-0 254 2
3 GOLDEN TEMPO 3-C 5-3-0-2 143 3
4 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) 5-H 2-1-1-0 129 4
5 BAEZA 4-C 2-0-1-1 119 5
6 SOVEREIGNTY 4-C 2-0-1-1 101 6
7 WHITE ABARRIO 7-H 3-1-1-0 97 7
8 BOOK ‘EM DANNO 5-G 2-1-1-0 90 9
9 NITROGEN 4-F 4-2-1-1 82 8
10 DETERMINISTIC 5-H 2-2-0-0 81 10

Other horses receiving votes: BURNHAM SQUARE-1 (54), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (47), LAGYNOS (32), ENGLISHMAN (27), JOURNALISM (12), CORPORATE POWER (10), KNIGHTSBRIDGE (7), IMMERSIVE (5), WAYS AND MEANS (5), COUNTING STARS (3), REEF RUNNER (2), FORMIDABLE MAN (2), NAPOLEON SOLO (2), PHILEAS FOGG (1), CORNUCOPIAN (1), SPLENDORA (1)