Thorpedo Anna (outside) holds off 44-1 longshot Gun Song to win the Cotillion Stakes (G1). (Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO)
Thorpedo Anna avoids Cotillion upset and moves into lead of NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll; Seize the Grey returns to the Top 10.
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – September 23, 2024
Week 35 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through September 22. 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 | THORPEDO ANNA (12) | 3-F | 6-5-1-0 | 274 | 2 |
| 2 | FIERCENESS (13) | 3-C | 5-3-0-1 | 272 | 1 |
| 3 | ADARE MANOR (2) | 5-M | 4-3-1-0 | 182 | 3 |
| 4 | NATIONAL TREASURE (3) | 4-C | 4-2-0-0 | 128 | 4 |
| 5 | COGBURN | 5-H | 3-3-0-0 | 127 | 5 |
| 6 | HIGHLAND FALLS | 4-C | 6-3-2-0 | 109 | 6 |
| 7 | IDIOMATIC | 5-M | 4-2-2-0 | 84 | 7 |
| 8 | NEXT | 6-G | 4-4-0-0 | 74 | 11 |
| 9 | SEIZE THE GREY | 3-C | 8-4-0-1 | 71 | 40 |
| 10 | DORNOCH | 3-C | 6-3-0-0 | 70 | 8 |
Other horses receiving votes: Senor Buscador (54), The Chosen Vron (35), Carl Spackler (27), Arthur’s Ride (19), Mullikin (17), Raging Sea (17), Sweet Azteca (14), Nations Pride (13), Kingsbarns (9), Domestic Product (8), Society (8), Sierra Leone (7), Master Of The Seas (6), Far Bridge (5), Muth (4), Jonathan’s Way (4), Win For The Money (3), Skippylongstocking (3), Iscreamuscream (2), Post Time (1), Johannes (1), Raging Torrent (1), Saudi Crown (1)
