Mystik Dan, Senor Buscador Continue to Top NTRA Polls
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Photo: Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia/Erika Rasmussen
Junior Alvarado celebrates Senor Buscador's Saudi Cup victory at King Abdulaziz Racetrack
There was relatively little movement in the 2024 NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll after a relatively quiet week of graded stakes action.
The 3-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.
TOP 3-YEAR OLD POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYSTIK DAN (22) | 3-C | 4-2-0-1 | 305 | 15 |
| 2 | SIERRA LEONE (5) | 3-C | 3-2-1-0 | 288 | 1 |
| 3 | MUTH (3) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 218 | 3 |
| 4 | FOREVER YOUNG (1) | 3-C | 2-2-0-0 | 208 | 7 |
| 5 | CATCHING FREEDOM | 3-C | 4-2-0-1 | 178 | 4 |
| 6 | THORPEDO ANNA | 3-F | 2-2-0-0 | 99 | 25 |
| 7 | NYSOS | 3-C | 1-1-0-0 | 82 | 6 |
| 8 | FIERCENESS | 3-C | 3-1-0-1 | 67 | 2 |
| 9 | RESILIENCE | 3-C | 4-2-0-0 | 66 | 9 |
| 10 | STRONGHOLD | 3-C | 3-2-0-0 | 48 | 5 |
Other horses receiving votes: IMAGINATION (45), SEIZE THE GREY (29), T O PASSWORD (24), HONOR MARIE (23), ENDLESSLY (20), MINDFRAME (16), JUST F Y I (9), ENCINO (7), SWEET REBECCA (5), WINE ME UP (4), DORNOCH (3), BOOK’EM DANNO (3), MAYMUN (3), DYNAMIC PRICING (2), TRIKARI (2), RAGING TORRENT (2), MY MANE SQUEEZE (1), NASH (1), DOMESTIC PRODUCT (1), TIMBERLAKE (1)
The Top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 5, following the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL
| PLACE | HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENOR BUSCADOR (15) | 6-H | 3-1-1-1 | 282 | 1 |
| 2 | IDIOMATIC (9) | 5-M | 1-1-0-0 | 249 | 5 |
| 3 | NATIONAL TREASURE (4) | 4-C | 2-1-0-0 | 200 | 2 |
| 4 | FIRST MISSION (1) | 4-C | 3-2-0-0 | 156 | 7 |
| 5 | MASTER OF THE SEAS (1) | 6-G | 1-1-0-0 | 148 | 3 |
| 6 | WHITE ABARRIO | 5-H | 1-0-0-0 | 103 | 4 |
| 7 | ADARE MANOR | 5-M | 2-1-1-0 | 86 | 6 |
| 8 | SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING | 5-H | 3-2-0-0 | 58 | 8 |
| 9 | SAUDI CROWN | 4-C | 3-1-0-1 | 50 | 9 |
| 10 | SKELLY | 5-G | 4-3-1-0 | 48 | 11 |
Other horses receiving votes: THE CHOSEN VRON-1 (47), PROGRAM TRADING (37), NEWGATE (35), MYSTIK DAN (34), LAUREL RIVER-1 (27), VAHVA (22), SIERRA LEONE (18), WARM HEART (16), KINGSBARNS (14), REBEL’S ROMANCE (14), USHBA TESORO (13), SPEED BOAT BEACH (11), DU JOUR (11), NEXT (10), OVA CHARGED (9), BIG CITY LIGHTS (7), ARABIAN KNIGHT (7), NAVAL POWER (6), CARL SPACKLER (5), GUN PILOT (5), RUBY NELL (5), THORPEDO ANNA-1 (4), NEWGRANGE (4), NYSOS (4), MASTER PIECE (4), SWEET AZTECA (3), GOLD PHOENIX (2), TWO RIVERS OVER (2), PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (1), ENGLISH ROSE (1), RED ROUTE ONE (1), MUTH (1)
Rankings on both polls are on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first-place votes in parentheses, 2024 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.