Hot Rod Charlie climbs in NTRA poll after Pennsylvania Derby win
Roadrunner Racing, William Strauss, Boat Racing, and Gainesway Stable’s Hot Rod Charlie, who secured his first Grade 1 victory in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Saturday, vaulted from twelfth place to seventh in this week’s NTRA top Thoroughbred poll. Trained by Doug O’Neill, Hot Rod Charlie is expected to make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 6.
Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go retained his No. 1 rating in the NTRA top Thoroughbred poll for the eighth straight week.
Jackie’s Warrior, winner of Saturday’s $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes (G3) at Parx, moved from eighth to sixth in this week’s poll. Owned by Kirk and Judy Robison, Jackie’s Warrior is being pointed for the TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
NTRA top Thoroughbred poll
HORSE A-S STATS POINTS PVS 1 KNICKS GO (20) 5-H 5-3-0-0 332 1 2 LETRUSKA (6) 5-M 6-5-1-0 309 2 3 ESSENTIAL QUALITY (10) 3-C 6-5-0-0 302 3 4 GAMINE 4-F 4-4-0-0 151 4 5 MAXFIELD 4-C 5-3-1-1 142 5 6 JACKIE'S WARRIOR 3-C 6-4-1-1 140 8 7 HOT ROD CHARLIE 3-C 6-2-1-2 130 12 8 MAX PLAYER 4-C 4-2-0-0 120 6 9 DOMESTIC SPENDING 4-G 3-2-1-0 96 7 10 MALATHAAT 3-F 4-3-1-0 66 9