A rousing victory in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park allowed City of Light to officially end his career on top by earning first place in the initial National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll of 2019, the NTRA announced today.
Champion 2-year-old male Game Winner earned the top spot in the initial 3-year-old poll.
The full top 10 follows:
NTRA Top Thoroughbred poll, 2019
Ranking Horse Votes (first-place votes)
1. City of Light 300 (32)
2. Monomoy Girl 191
3. Accelerate 183
4. Roy H 181
5. Bricks and Mortar 150
6. McKinzie 117
7. Seeking the Soul 106
8. Game Winner 50
9. Sistercharlie 41
10. Bravazo 40
NTRA Top 3-year-old poll
Ranking Horse Votes (first-place votes)
1. Game Winner 317 (29)
2. Improbable 262 (3)
3. War of Will 173
4. Maximus Mischief 158
5. Instagrand 121
6. Knicks Go 106
7. Hidden Scroll 88
8. Signalman 88
9. Gunmetal Gray 85
10. Mind Control 50