No Change at Top of Latest Poll as Sierra Leone Leads List of Triple Crown Contenders
Each week a 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 2020 Longines 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 launched on July 21 and will be released each week to gauge rising and falling contenders leading up to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, scheduled for Nov. 7.
Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings for July 28
1. Tom’s d’Etat (18 first-place votes)
Owner: G M B Racing
Trainer: Albert Stall Jr.
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2020 stats: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Stephen Foster Stakes, June 27 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course
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2. Maximum Security (9 first-place votes)
Owners: Gary and Mary West, Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier and Derrick Smith
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Abel Cedillo
2020 stats: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, San Diego Handicap, July 25 at Del Mar T
Next race: TVG Pacific Classic, Aug. 22 at Del Mar
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3. Code of Honor (3 first-place votes)
Owner: William S. Farish
Trainer: Shug McGaughey
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 stats: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 3rd, Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap, July 4 at Belmont Park
Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course
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4. Tiz the Law (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Sackatoga Stable
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Jockey: Manuel Franco
2020 record: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 20 at Belmont Park
Next race: Runhappy Travers Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
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5. Midnight Bisou (2 first-place votes)
Owners: Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables and Allen Racing
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 stats: 2 starts -1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Fleur de Lis Stakes, June 27 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Personal Ensign Stakes, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course
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6. Honor A. P.
Owner: C R K Stable
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Mike Smith
2020 record: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Shared Belief Stakes, Aug. 1 at Del Mar
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Owner: Allied Racing Stable
Trainer: Bret Calhoun
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2020 stats: 4 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Stephen Foster Stakes, June 27 at Churchill Downs
Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course
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8. Tacitus
Owner: Juddmonte Farms
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: John Velazquez
2020 stats: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Suburban Stakes, July 4 at Belmont Park
Next race: Woodward Stakes, Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course
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9. Improbable
Owners: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2020 stats: 2 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes, June 6 at Santa Anita Park
Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course
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10. Vekoma (1 first-place vote)
Owners: R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables
Trainer: George Weaver
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2020 stats: 3 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap, July 4 at Belmont Park
Next race: Forego Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course