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Date: 7/19/2004

Week one of the 2004 NTRA Thoroughbred Polls conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through Feb. 29. Ranking of the top Thoroughbreds as selected by horseracing media representatives on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with first-place votes in parentheses, 2004 record and total points. 

National Poll
    HORSE                  A-S  STS-1-2-3  PTS  PVS  PROBABLE NEXT START    
 1. Pleasantly Perfect(13) 6-H    2-2-0-0  155   1   8/1 San Diego Handicap 
 2. Smarty Jones (3)       3-C    7-6-1-0  143   2   9/6 Pennsylvania Derby 
 3. Southern Image         4-C    4-3-1-0  106   3   8/22 Pacific Classic   
 4. Pico Central           5-H    4-4-0-0  104   4   8/15 Pat O'Brien Hcp.  
 5. Peace Rules            4-H    5-3-0-0   93   5   8/7 Whitney Handicap   
 6. Sightseek              5-M    4-2-0-0   53   7   8/1 Go For Wand Stakes 
 7. Birdstone              3-C    4-2-0-0   48   6   8/28 Travers Stakes    
 8. Seattle Fitz           5-H    6-3-1-0   43   8   8/7 Whitney Handicap   
 9. Speightstown           6-H    3-3-0-0   29   9   7/25 Eddie Read Hcp.   
10. Ashado                 3-F    4-2-2-0   24  10   7/24 Coaching Club Oaks
Age-Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare.

Other Horses Receiving Votes: Ghostzapper-16, Bear Fan-11, Total Impact-7, Ema Bovary-6, Island Fashion-5, Lion Heart-5, Medallist-4, Megahertz-4, Rock Hard Ten-4, Funny Cide-3, Intercontinental-3, Meteor Storm-3, Quantum Merit-3, Kicken Kris-2, Island Sand-2, Yearly Report-2, Kitten's Joy-1, Request For Parole-1. 

Final 2004 Three-Year-Old Poll
     HORSE                  A-S  STS-1-2-3  PTS  PVS  PROBABLE NEXT START  
 1. Smarty Jones (16)       3-C    7-6-1-0  160   1   Undecided            
 2. Birdstone               3-C    4-2-0-0  133   -   8/28 Travers Stakes  
 3. Lion Heart              3-C    4-0-3-0   88   3   Undecided            
 4. The Cliff's Edge        3-C    4-1-1-1   77   4   Undecided            
 5. Ashado                  3-F    3-2-1-0   66   7   6/26 Mother Goose S. 
 6. Rock Hard Ten           3-C    5-2-1-1   65   2   Undecided            
 7. Imperialism             3-C    5-2-1-1   53   5   Undecided            
 8. Royal Assault           3-C    6-2-1-2   44   -   Undecided            
 9. Limehouse               3-C    4-2-0-1   35  10   Undecided            
10. Tapit                   3-C    3-1-0-0   33   8   Undecided
Age-Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, F-filly.

Other Horses Receiving Votes: Eddington-31, Island Fashion-23, Fire Slam-20, Kitten's Joy-13, Read The Footnotes-13, Friends Lake-6, Madcap Escapade-5, Artie Schiller-4, Castledale-3, Eurosilver-3, Medallist-3, Purge-2.

This was the final 3-year-old poll for 2004 dated June 7. A new poll will start up next spring in late February or early March.

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