Off Cal Crown Win, Subsanador Jumps Into Top Five Of NTRA Poll

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 9:43 am

Wathnan Racing's Subsanador and jockey Mike Smith (center, white shadow-roll) win the inaugural California Crown Stakes, Grade I $1,000,000, on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA barely outfinishing National Treasure and Flavien Prat, inside, and Newgate and John Velazquez, outside. Benoit Photo

Fresh off his gutsy win in the inaugural GI California Crown Stakes Saturday, Subsanador (Arg) (Fortify) jumped into the fourth slot of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Last year's champion juvenile colt Fierceness (City of Light) sits at the top just 7 points ahead of top filly Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). Top sprinter Cogburn (Not This Time) sits third while Highland Falls (Curlin) and National Treasure (Quality Road) share fifth to round out the top five. Idiomatic (Curlin), Next (Not This Time) and Seize the Grey (Arrogate) fill out the top ten and, with her announced retirement last week, Adare Manor (Uncle Mo) dropped to the tenth and final spot.