City of Light Tops First 2019 NTRA Poll

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City of Light at Gulfstream Park

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