Sierra Leone winning the 2024 BC Classic. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire)
No. 4 Champion Sierra Leone Looks to Defend Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Title
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls
With two weeks left until the Breeders’ Cup, the 2024 Classic winner Sierra Leone remains at No. 4 on the poll with formidable Sovereignty in the top spot and Fierceness followed by Mindframe in the place and show positions.
Week 39 of the 2025 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through October 19. 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 4 following the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
| 1 | SOVEREIGNTY (23) | 3-C | 6-5-1-0 | 247 | 1 |
| 2 | FIERCENESS | 4-C | 4-2-1-0 | 210 | 2 |
| 3 | MINDFRAME (2) | 4-C | 4-3-0-0 | 181 | 3 |
| 4 | SIERRA LEONE | 4-C | 4-1-2-1 | 169 | 4 |
| 5 | JOURNALISM | 3-C | 7-4-3-0 | 132 | 5 |
| 6 | REBEL’S ROMANCE | 7-G | 7-5-0-1 | 116 | 6 |
| 7 | BOOK’EM DANNO | 4-G | 5-4-0-0 | 84 | 7 |
| 8 | BAEZA | 3-C | 7-2-3-2 | 51 | 8 |
| 9 | ANTIQUARIAN | 4-C | 4-2-2-0 | 32 | 9 |
| 10 | THORPEDO ANNA | 4-F | 6-4-0-0 | 28 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Nysos (26), She Feels Pretty (20), Locked (11), Ted Noffey (10), Deterministic (8), Formidable Man (8), Seismic Beauty (6), Nitrogen (5), Ag Bullet (5), Forever Young (5), Nevada Beach (4), Raging Torrent (4), Johannes (3), Brant (3), Rhetorical (2), Mystik Dan (2), Dorth Vader (1), Gin Gin (1), Cavalieri (1)
Rankings on poll are on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2025 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
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