NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls Released

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Knightsbridge and Flavien Prat led from the start and drew away to a 10 ¼-length victory in the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) on July 18 at Monmouth Park. The Godolphin-bred and owned son of Nyquist earned an eye-popping 122 Beyer Speed Figure. Trainer Bill Mott has mentioned nominating Knightsbridge to Del Mar’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic on August 22. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 27, 2026
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 27, 2026

Godolphin’s Knightsbridge is New to Top 10 after Journalism Retirement Announcement

Week 27 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 26. 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 (26) 4-C 3-3-0-0 269 1
2 NYSOS (1) 5-H 2-1-1-0 237 2
3 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) 5-H 2-1-1-0 146 3
4 GOLDEN TEMPO 3-C 5-3-0-2 138 4
5 SOVEREIGNTY 4-C 2-0-1-1 104 5
6 BOOK ‘EM DANNO 5-G 3-2-1-0 96 8
7 WHITE ABARRIO 7-H 3-1-1-0 94 7
8 BAEZA 4-C 2-0-1-1 84 6
9 NITROGEN 4-F 4-2-1-1 73 9
10 KNIGHTSBRIDGE 5-H 5-3-1-0 59 11

Other horses receiving votes: DETERMINISTIC (42), BURNHAM SQUARE (36), SPLENDORA (32), COUNTING STARS (22), LAGYNOS (21), JOURNALISM (11), ENGLISHMAN (10), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (4), NAPOLEON SOLO (3), CY FAIR (2), IMMERSIVE (1), BUILT (1)