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Breeders' Cup Classic Contender Rankings: Fierceness Still the One to Beat

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes ranking the top contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The results are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

Win for the Money Woodbine Mile Breeders’ Cup Patrick Husbands Live Oak Plantation Mark Casse speed figures jockey owner trainer turf horse racing

Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Woodbine Mile Stakes Victor Win for the Money

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

Miesque, 1988 Breeders’ Cup Mile, Churchill Downs, BloodHorse Library

Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Mile Winner Miesque: A Superstar On and Off the Racetrack

Rarely do top-class racemares duplicate their efforts from the racetrack as broodmares. The odds are simply stacked against such a feat. It has been done, though, and if one were to rank mares who were the best in both careers, Miesque would undoubtedly be near the top of that list. She won 10 Grade or Group 1 races, including two editions of the Breeders’ Cup Mile, and her first two foals were classic winners.

Arthur’s Ride Breeders’ Cup Classic Karl Glassman Racing Cathi Bill Mott Junior Alvarado namesake horse racing Thoroughbred father son legacy Whitney Stakes Saratoga Eisaman rehabilitation tendon training owners

Memories of a Father’s Life Well Lived Propel Arthur’s Ride to the Breeders’ Cup

There is so much behind the name of Arthur’s Ride, who looms as a contender when the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is run Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

Jonathan’s Way, Phil Bauer, Richard Rigney, Iroquois Stakes, Churchill Downs, Coady Media

Dreaming Big with Ohio-Bred Jonathan’s Way on Breeders’ Cup, Kentucky Derby Trails

It was a quiet Sunday morning at Churchill Downs Sept. 15, but you could feel the joy and excitement at the barn of trainer Phil Bauer as Iroquois Stakes inner Jonathan’s Way came out for his morning bath just after 7 a.m. ET.

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