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Each week a 36-member panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The rankings 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. The poll is released each week to gauge rising and falling contenders leading up to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, scheduled for Nov. 2.
Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings for Oct. 16
1. McKinzie
Owners: Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
2019 stats: 6 starts – 2 wins – 4 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Awesome Again Stakes, Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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Owner: Will Farish
Trainer: Shug McGaughey
Jockey: John Velazquez
2019 stats: 7 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 28 at Belmont Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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3. Vino Rosso
Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
2019 stats: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 28 at Belmont Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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4. Yoshida
Owners: China Horse Club, WinStar Farm, and Head of Plains Partners
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2019 stats: 5 starts – 0 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Woodward Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: TBD, possibly the Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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5. Higher Power
Owner: Hronis Racing
Trainer: John Sadler
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2019 stats: 8 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 2 thirds
Last race: 3rd, Awesome Again Stakes, Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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6. Omaha Beach
Owner: Fox Hill Farms
Trainer: Richard Mandella
Jockey: Mike Smith
2019 stats: 5 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Santa Anita Sprint Championship, Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: TBD
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7. Elate
Owners: Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2019 stats: 6 starts – 2 firsts – 3 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 2nd, Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, Oct. 6 at Keeneland Race Course
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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Owner: Mongolian Stable
Trainer: Enebish Ganbat
Jockey: Abel Cedillo
2019 stats: 10 starts – 2 firsts – 1 second – 2 thirds
Last race: 1st, Awesome Again Stakes, Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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Owner: Charles Fipke
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
Jockey: John Velazquez
2019 stats: 6 starts – 1 first – 1 second – 1 third
Last race: 4th, Awesome Again Stakes, Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park
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10. Owendale
Owner: Rupp Racing
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
2019 stats: 7 starts - 4 wins - 0 seconds - 1 third
Last race: 1st, Oklahoma Derby, Sept. 29 at Remington Park
Next race: Breeders' Cup Classic, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park