Letruska Remains in Top Spot of NTRA Poll
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Letruska trains July 3 at Keeneland
St. George Stable's 5-year-old mare Letruska remains No. 1 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll, with the order of the top 10 horses staying almost the same as last week.
Letruska, trained by Fausto Gutierrez, has 16 first-place votes and 327 points. This year, Letruska has victories in the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1), Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2), and Houston Ladies Classic (G3).
Godolphin's 4-year-old Maxfield , trained by Brendan Walsh, is in second place with six first-place votes and 279 points. In 2021 Maxfield has won three of four starts, including the Stephen Foster Stakes (G2).
Klaravich Stables' Domestic Spending and Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's Silver State are now in a third-place tie, each with 250 points. Domestic Spending has seven first-place votes; Silver State received three.
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Letruska 327 (16)
2. Maxfield 279 (6)
3T. Domestic Spending 250 (7)
3T. Silver State 250 (3)
5. Essential Quality 215 (3)
6. Knicks Go 151
7. Mystic Guide 104 (2)
8. Gamine 101
9. Mandaloun 55
10. Hot Rod Charlie 48