Hot Rod Charlie Moves Up in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll
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Photo: Hodges Photography / Lou Hodgeds, Jr.
Hot Rod Charlie wins the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course
Hot Rod Charlie's frontrunning victory in the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) March 20 was enough to elevate the son of Oxbow in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll. He earned 261 points to move into the fourth spot on the poll.
Unbeaten juvenile male champion Essential Quality maintained his top position in the rankings, notching 30 first-place votes and 381 points ahead of his expected run in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) April 3.
There was little movement in this week's NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll with grade 1 winner Charlatan continuing to lead the way with 24 first-place votes and 364 points.
Grade 1 winner Colonel Liam moves up into the fifth position with 211 points in the aftermath of his victory in the Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (G2T) this past weekend.
NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Essential Quality 381 (30)
2. Concert Tour 328 (7)
3. Greatest Honour 313 (2)
4. Hot Rod Charlie 261
5. Medina Spirit 177
6. Life Is Good 138
7. Risk Taking 97
8. Midnight Bourbon 85
9. Helium 71
10. Spielberg 49
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Charlatan 364 (24)
2. Monomoy Girl 337 (12)
3. Swiss Skydiver 274 (2)
4. Knicks Go 271 (1)
5. Colonel Liam 211
6. Mystic Guide 161 (1)
7. Idol 147
8. Maxfield 81
9. Shedaresthedevil 53
10. Gamine 48