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 2021 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 June 29 and the final poll results for the current week are below.

Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings for Aug. 25

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1. Knicks Go (20 first-place votes)

Owner: Korea Racing Authority

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2021 stats: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

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2. Essential Quality (5 first-place votes)

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luis Saez

2021 stats: 5 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Jim Dandy Stakes, July 31 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Runhappy Travers Stakes, Aug. 28 at Saratoga Race Course

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3. Maxfield (4 first-place votes)

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brendan Walsh

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

2021 stats: 5 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 2^nd, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

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4. Hot Rod Charlie (1 first-place vote)

Owners: Boat Racing, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing and William Strauss

Trainer: Doug O’Neill

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2021 stats: 5 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 2 thirds

Last race: Finished 1^st, disqualified to 7^th in TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 17 at Monmouth Park

Next race: TBD

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5. Tripoli

Owner: Hronis Racing

Trainer: John Sadler

Jockey: Tiago Pereira

2021 stats: 6 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1^st, TVG Pacific Classic, Aug. 21 at Del Mar

Next race: TBD

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6. Letruska

Owner: St. George Stable

Trainer: Fausto Gutierrez

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

2021 stats: 5 starts – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Fleur de Lis Stakes, June 26 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Personal Ensign Stakes, Aug. 28 at Saratoga Race Course

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Eclipse Sportswire

7. Mishriff (3 first-place votes)

Owner: Prince A. A. Faisal

Trainers: John and Thady Gosden

Jockey: David Egan

2021 stats: 5 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1^st, Juddmonte International Stakes, Aug. 18 at York Racecourse

Next race: TBD

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8. Silver State

Owners: Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.

2021 stats: 5 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 3^rd, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 7 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

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9. Max Player

Owner: George E. Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds Corp.

Trainer: Steve Asmussen 

Jockey: Ricardo Santana, Jr.

2021 stats: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Suburban Stakes, July 3 at Belmont Park

Next race: TBD, possibly the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Sept. 4 at Saratoga Race Course

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10. Life Is Good

Owners: China Horse Club and WinStar Farm

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Mike Smith

2021 stats: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, San Felipe Stakes, March 6 at Santa Anita Park

Next race: H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes, Aug. 28 at Saratoga Race Course

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