NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Nov 2, 2026

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Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty wins the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland and puts an exclamation point on his 13-race career. The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt won eight times over that span and earned $10,516,550 for owner/breeder Godolphin LLC. Sovereignty has been added to the Darley America stallion roster for 2027.

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NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Nov 2, 2026

Week 41 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through Nov 1. 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 SOVEREIGNTY (29) 4-C 4-2-1-1 290 1
2 NITROGEN 4-F 7-4-2-1 250 4
3 DETERMINISTIC 5-H 5-4-1-0 211 9
4 T O ELVIS 4-C 2-2-0-0 162 15
5 KNIGHTSBRIDGE 5-H 7-4-1-1 125 3
6 KATHYNMARISSA 5-M 5-4-0-1 69 22
7 FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) 5-H 4-2-1-0 63 2
8 WAYS AND MEANS 5-M 4-3-1-0 58 18
9 ENGLISHMAN 3-C 5-3-2-0 55 6
10 GOLDEN TEMPO 3-C 7-3-0-3 48 7

Other horses receiving votes: THE PUMA (47), MAGNITUDE (41), BACIO (40), HUGHES (39), FURTHER ADO (26), BENVENUTO CELLINI (24), NOTABLE SPEECH (GB) (20), SPLENDORA (9), EMPHATIC (7), U. S. S. VALOR (5), TAM TAM (3), SUN GODDESS (2), NAPOLEON SOLO (1)
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