Fierceness (inside) defeats Thorpedo Anna in last month’s DraftKings Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. (Coglianese Photo/Janet Napolitano)
Eclipse Champion Fierceness Remains No. 1 in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 16, 2024
NTRA Release
Week 34 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 15. 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 (17) | 3-C | 5-3-0-1 | 290 | 1 |
| 2 | THORPEDO ANNA (8) | 3-F | 5-4-1-0 | 280 | 2 |
| 3 | ADARE MANOR (2) | 5-M | 4-3-1-0 | 196 | 3 |
| 4 | NATIONAL TREASURE (5) | 4-C | 4-2-0-0 | 155 | 4 |
| 5 | COGBURN | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 143 | 5 |
| 6 | HIGHLAND FALLS | 4-C | 6-3-2-0 | 121 | 6 |
| 7 | IDIOMATIC | 5-M | 4-2-2-0 | 87 | 8 |
| 8 | DORNOCH | 3-C | 6-3-0-0 | 81 | 7 |
| 9 | SENOR BUSCADOR | 6-H | 4-1-1-1 | 73 | 9 |
| 10 | THE CHOSEN VRON | 6-G | 6-5-1-0 | 44 | 12 |
Other horses receiving votes: Next (40), Arthur’s Ride (33), Raging Sea (30), Carl Spackler (29), Master Of The Seas (21), Sweet Azteca (20), Mullikin (19), Nations Pride (14), A Mo Reay (10), Absolutely Zero (9), Sierra Leone (9), Domestic Product (9), Kingsbarns (9), Ace Of Clubs (8), Forever Young (8), Acoustic Ave (7), Adhamo (5), Society (5), Far Bridge (5), Affable (4), Post Time (4), Muth (4), Johannes (4), Jonathan’s Way (4), Iscreamuscream (4), Socially Selective (4), Anisette (4), Skippylongstocking (4), Affirmative Lady (3), Ag Bullet (3), Mixto (2), Blazing Sevens (1), Ways And Means (1), Raging Torrent (1)
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