St. George Stable's 5-year-old mare Letruska has retained the No. 1 position in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll following a quiet week in which none of the top rated horses were in action. As a result, the first eight places in the poll remained unchanged.
Letruska, trained by Fausto Gutierrez, has won four of five starts this year, including the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park, the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, and the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. A daughter of 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Super Saver, Letruska has 13 first-place votes and 298 points.
Godolphin's 4-year-old Maxfied, trained by Brendan Walsh, is in second place with six first-place votes and 266 points. Maxfield dominated the June 26 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs with a powerful 3 1/4-length win to improve his overall record to seven wins in eight starts. Godolphin's Mystic Guide , winner of the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) and second in the Suburban Stakes (G2) at Belmont, is in third place. Trained by Mike Stidham, Mystic Guide received seven first-place votes and 244 points. Klaravich Stables' 4-year-old gelding Domestic Spending is in fourth place with seven first-place votes and 225 points. Trained by Chad Brown, in 2021 Domestic Spending has won the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1T) in a dead heat at Churchill Downs, and the Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes (G1T) at Belmont.
NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)
1. Letruska 298 (13)
2. Maxfield 266 (6)
3. Mystic Guide 244 (7)
4. Domestic Spending 225 (7)
5. Silver State 205 (1)
6. Essential Quality 193 (2)
7. Knicks Go 133
8. Gamine 90
9T. Max Player 55
9T. Monomoy Girl 55
