Mystic Guide Holds No. 1 Spot in NTRA Poll
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Photo: Dubai Racing Club/Mathea Kelley
Mystic Guide wins the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse
Godolphin's Mystic Guide , winner of the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1), remains the top horse in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.
A 4-year-old son of Ghostzapper trained by Mike Stidham, Mystic Guide received 26 first-place votes and 325 points.
Godophin's Essential Quality , who last week finished first in the final NTRA Top 3-Year-old Poll of 2021 following his Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets victory (G1), moves from ninth to fifth. Trained by Brad Cox, the 3-year-old Tapit colt has two first-place votes and 181 points.
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Mystic Guide 325 (26)
2. Silver State 228 (1)
3. Letruska 225
4. Domestic Spending 213 (5)
5. Essential Quality 181 (2)
6. Charlatan 143
7. Maxfield 133 (1)
8. Gamine 103
9. Monomoy Girl 99
10. Knicks Go 34