Pacific Classic hero Higher Power enters NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
The appearance of Higher Power marked the only major shift within the poll’s Top 10 this week.
As he has for nearly five months now, multiple Grade 1 winner Bricks and Mortar holds down the top position with authority, earning 36 first-place votes. The son of Giant’s Causeway has won all five of his starts in 2019 with his most recent victory coming when he captured the Aug. 10. Arlington Million (G1).
Three in the Top 10 are expected to race on Travers Stakes (G1) weekend with No. 4 Midnight Bisou and No. 9 Elate to meet in the Personal Ensign (G1) and No. 5 Mitole returning from his only defeat this season in the Forego (G1).
The only 3-year-old ranked, Maximum Security, will bypass the Travers in favor of the Sept. 21 Pennsylvania Derby (G1).
The Top Thoroughbred Poll wraps up November 4 after the running of the Breeders’ Cup.
| HORSE | A-S | STATS | POINTS | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRICKS AND MORTAR (36) | 5-H | 5-5-0-0 | 387 | 1 |
| 2 | MCKINZIE (3) | 4-C | 5-2-3-0 | 337 | 2 |
| 3 | SISTERCHARLIE | 5-M | 2-2-0-0 | 276 | 4 |
| 4 | MIDNIGHT BISOU | 4-F | 5-5-0-0 | 272 | 3 |
| 5 | MITOLE | 4-C | 5-4-0-1 | 166 | 5 |
| 6 | WORLD OF TROUBLE | 4-C | 4-4-0-0 | 156 | 6 |
| 7 | IMPERIAL HINT | 6-H | 3-1-0-2 | 116 | 7 |
| 8 | MAXIMUM SECURITY | 3-C | 6-4-1-0 | 75 | 8 |
| 9 | ELATE | 5-M | 4-2-1-1 | 73 | 10 |
| 10 | HIGHER POWER | 4-C | 7-3-1-1 | 42 | - |
Other horses receiving votes: CATALINA CRUISER (33), THUNDER SNOW (31), DUNBAR ROAD (27), CONCRETE ROSE (27), VINO ROSSO (19), RUSHING FALL (15), GUARANA (14), GOT STORMY (12), MR. MONEY (10), YOSHIDA (9), VASILIKA (9), COVFEFE (7), SHANCELOT (7), X Y JET (6), CATHOLIC BOY (6), SEEKING THE SOUL (5), ROY H (4), OMAHA BEACH (2), CHANNEL MAKER (2)
Full accounting of top 10 votes by voter can be found at: https://www.ntra.com/wp-content/uploads/Polls-week30-by_voter-2019.pdf