Fierceness holds off Thorpedo Anna in the Grade 1 DraftKings Travers Stakes. (Chelsea Durand)
Eclipse Champion Fierceness Remains No. 1 in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Heading into Breeders’ Cup
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Week 40 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through October 27. Voting is conducted by national media.
The Top Thoroughbred Poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, November 5 following the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Rankings on the poll are on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2024 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 | FIERCENESS (15) | 3-C | 5-3-0-1 | 262 | 1 |
| 2 | THORPEDO ANNA (10) | 3-F | 6-5-1-0 | 260 | 2 |
| 3 | COGBURN | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 162 | 4 |
| 4 | HIGHLAND FALLS-1 | 4-C | 6-3-2-0 | 111 | 6 |
| 5 | IDIOMATIC | 5-M | 5-3-2-0 | 102 | 3 |
| 6 | CARL SPACKLER | 4-C | 5-4-0-0 | 90 | 7 |
| 7 | NATIONAL TREASURE | 4-C | 5-2-1-0 | 79 | 5 |
| 8 | SEIZE THE GREY | 3-C | 8-4-0-1 | 76 | 8 |
| 9 | NEXT | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 70 | 9 |
| 10 | SUBSANADOR | 5-H | 4-2-1-0 | 49 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Johannes (35), Raging Sea (29), Far Bridge (27), Arthur’s Ride (24), Forever Young-1 (22), The Chosen Vron-1 (21), Tapit Trice (16), Newgate (15), Mullikin (14), Sierra Leone (11), Chancer Mcpatrick (9), Ways And Means (9), Immersive (7), Adare Manor (7), East Avenue (6), Dornoch (4), Domestic Product (4), Jonathan’s Way (4), Gina Romantica (3), Rebel’s Romance (2), Post Time (2), Pyrenees (2), Mystik Dan (2), Skippylongstocking (1), Raging Torrent (1), Skelly (1), Mixto (1)
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