Maximum Security Moves to Top of NTRA Poll
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Photo: Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia/Doug DeFelice
Maximum Security wins the Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack
As he forged his way to the front in the $20 million Saudi Cup Feb. 29, Maximum Security left no doubt who the most superior handicap horse on the day was. The results of the March 2 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll further confirmed the son of New Year's Day as the top older horse in training. He earned 42 first-place votes and 422 total points to again lead a pack of contemporaries, passing Saudi Cup fourth Mucho Gusto, the poll's leader the last two weeks.
Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law continues to lead the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll with 33 first-place votes and 406 points. The Constitution colt was flattered by the exploits of the newest member of the top 10. Ete Indien, second to Tiz the Law in the Feb. 1 Holy Bull Stakes (G3), scored an 8 1/2-length victory in the Feb. 29 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2).
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Maximum Security 422 (42)
2. Midnight Bisou 369 (1)
3. Mucho Gusto 311
4. Zulu Alpha 276
5. Mr. Freeze 161
6. Code of Honor 114
7. Firenze Fire 101
8. Hard Not to Love 63
9. McKinzie 61
10. Silver Dust 58
NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Tiz the Law 406 (33)
2. Thousand Words 328 (4)
3. Ete Indien 264 (1)
4. Nadal 226 (2)
5. Sole Volante 193
6. Authentic 187 (1)
7. Silver Prospector 140 (2)
8. Independence Hall 98
9. Maxfield 84 (1)
10. Mr. Monomoy 77