News Racing Dudes Vote Unanimous in First NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of 2019 January 28, 2019 News Racing Dudes Vote Unanimous in First NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of 2019 January 28, 2019 By: Jared Welch twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article LEXINGTON, KY – Saturday’s $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational winner City of Light officially ended 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. Racing Dudes Aaron Halterman, Jared Welch, and Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector are all weekly voters in the polls. See each of their rankings below: RANKAARON HALTERMANJARED WELCHMIKE "SARATOGA SLIM" SPECTOR 1City of LightCity of LightCity of Light 2Roy HRoy HMonomoy Girl 3Monomoy GirlMonomoy GirlRoy H 4McKinzieMcKinzieBricks and Mortar 5Game WinnerBricks and MortarGame Winner 6JaywalkBellafinaMcKinzie 7ImprobableGame WinnerCatholic Boy 8Bricks and MortarWorld of TroubleWorld of Trouble 9BellafinaMidnight BisouMidnight Bisou 10World of TroubleImprobableSeeking the Soul The NTRA Top Thoroughbred polls are the sport’s most comprehensive surveys of experts. Every week eligible journalists and broadcasters cast votes for their top 10 horses, with points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. All horses that have raced in the U.S., are in training in the U.S., or are known to be pointing to a major event in the U.S. are eligible for the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. The NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes November 2 after the running of the Breeders’ Cup. Things weren’t so easy in the first edition of the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll. The Top 3-Year-Old Poll concludes June 8 after the Belmont Stakes. See the Dudes’ ranks below: RANKAARON HALTERMANJARED WELCHMIKE "SARATOGA SLIM" SPECTOR 1Game WinnerImprobableGame Winner 2ImprobableGame WinnerImprobable 3InstagrandInstagrandInstagrand 4Hidden ScrollMaximus MischiefMaximus Mischief 5Maximus MischiefWar of WillWar of Will 6Mucho GustoHidden ScrollMind Control 7War of WillGunmetal GrayHidden Scroll 8SignalmanMucho GustoGunmetal Gray 9Gunmetal GraySignalmanVekoma 10VekomaKnicks GoMucho Gusto The full results for the entire NTRA Thoroughbred Poll can be found on the NTRA website here. Full accounting of top 10 votes by voter can be found here.
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