![](https://pastthewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-1-25-CITIZEN-BULL-Robert-B.-Lewis-G3-Ernie-Belmonte-4-1024x683.jpg)
Citizen Bull and jockey Martin Garcia cruise to a 3 ¾ length win in the G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire)
White Abarrio heads up formidable Thoroughbred Poll
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls
Week 2 of the 2025 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through February 2. Voting is conducted by national media.
The 3-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 4 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, 2025 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
TOP 3-YEAR OLD POLL
PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
1 | CITIZEN BULL (24) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 276 | 1 |
2 | BARNES (2) | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 226 | 2 |
3 | EAST AVENUE | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 143 | 3 |
4 | BURNHAM SQUARE | 3-G | 1-1-0-0 | 127 | N/A |
5 | DISCO TIME | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 119 | 4 |
6 | SPEED KING | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 103 | 5 |
7 | COAL BATTLE | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 84 | 6 |
8 | CAPTAIN COOK | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 80 | N/A |
9 | JOURNALISM (1) | 3-C | 0-0-0-0 | 70 | 7 |
10 | SANDMAN (1) | 3-C | 1-0-1-0 | 53 | 9 |
Other horses receiving votes: Chancer Mcpatrick (48), Rodriguez (45), Sovereignty (36), Immersive (26), First Resort (20), Poster (18), Good Cheer (11), Built (9), Bullard (8), Treaty Of Rome (7), Take Charge Milady (6), Gaming (5), Jonathan’s Way (4), Tappan Street (4), Eclatant (3), River Thames (2), Mellencamp (2), Grande (2), Muhimma (1), Cyclone State (1), Gate To Wire (1)
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
1 | WHITE ABARRIO (14) | 6-H | 1-1-0-0 | 254 | 1 |
2 | THORPEDO ANNA (14) | 4-F | 0-0-0-0 | 225 | 2 |
3 | SIERRA LEONE | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 203 | 3 |
4 | LOCKED | 4-C | 1-0-1-0 | 168 | 4 |
5 | FIERCENESS | 4-C | 0-0-0-0 | 145 | 5 |
6 | SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 101 | 6 |
7 | STRAIGHT NO CHASER | 6-H | 0-0-0-0 | 79 | 7 |
8 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING | 6-H | 1-0-0-1 | 58 | 8 |
9 | BE YOUR BEST | 5-M | 1-1-0-0 | 42 | 9 |
10 | HIT SHOW | 5-H | 1-1-0-0 | 41 | 10 |
Other horses receiving votes: Mindframe (28), Kopion (28), Johannes (22), Rattle N Roll (20), Katonah (11), Soul Of An Angel (11), She Feels Pretty (9), Post Time (7), Highland Falls (6), Carl Spackler (6), Forever Young (6), Rashmi (5), Coppola (5), Dashman (5), Saudi Crown (5), Speed King (5), Raging Torrent (4), Mullikin (4), Sacred Wish (4), Old Pal (3), Recharge (3), Subsanador (3), Take Charge Milady (3), Citizen Bull (2), Mystic Lake (2), El Potente (2), Big City Lights (2), Saffron Moon (2), Express Train (2), Touchuponastar (2), Book’em Danno (1), Barnes (1), Mixto (1), Raging Sea (1), Integration (1), Hall Of Fame (1), In Just My Heels (1),
Click here to see the full results and votes by voter.