NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – July 20, 2026
Week 26 of the 2026 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 19. 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 3 following the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Rankings on both polls are on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2026 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
PLACEHORSEA-SSTATSPOINTSPVS
1MAGNITUDE (26)4-C3-3-0-02781
2NYSOS (1)5-H2-1-1-02452
3FOREVER YOUNG (JPN)5-H2-1-1-01344
4GOLDEN TEMPO3-C5-3-0-21333
5SOVEREIGNTY4-C2-0-1-11086
6BAEZA4-C2-0-1-1935
7WHITE ABARRIO7-H3-1-1-0927
8BOOK ‘EM DANNO5-G3-2-1-0878
9NITROGEN4-F4-2-1-1769
10JOURNALISM4-C3-1-0-27015
Other horses receiving votes: KNIGHTSBRIDGE (60), DETERMINISTIC (46), BURNHAM SQUARE-1 (35), SPLENDORA (33), LAGYNOS (19), ENGLISHMAN (16), SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (4), CY FAIR (3), FORMIDABLE MAN (2), BABY VINO (2), T O ELVIS (2), NAPOLEON SOLO (1), IMMERSIVE (1)