Korea Racing Authority's 5-year-old Knicks Go kept his No. 1 rating in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll for the third straight week, while the 3-year-old filly Malathaat , winner of the Alabama Stakes (G1), moved into eighth place.
Knicks Go, trained by Brad Cox, received 30 first-place votes and 359 points.
Places two through seven in the poll remained unchanged.
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Knicks Go 359 (30)
2. Letruska 320 (5)
3. Essential Quality 271 (1)
4. Maxfield 237
5. Domestic Spending 156 (1)
6. Silver State 135
7. Gamine 90
8. Malathaat 85
9. Hot Rod Charlie 65
10. Shedaresthedevil 55