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Arcangelo Leads Breeders' Cup Classic Contender Rankings for Fourth Straight Week
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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 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. For the fourth straight week, the leader in the rankings is Travers Stakes winner and Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets winner Arcangelo, who will train up to the Breeders' Cup and will not have another prep race.
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 rankings will be updated each week through Oct. 10. The results of the latest poll are below.
Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings for Sept. 19

1. Arcangelo (23 first-place votes)
Owners: Blue Rose Farm
Trainer: Jena Antonucci
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2023 record: 5 starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Travers Stakes, Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park

2. Geaux Rocket Ride (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Pin Oak Stud
Trainer: Richard Mandella
Jockey: Mike Smith
2023 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Sept. 2 at Del Mar
Next race: Awesome Again Stakes, Sept. 30 at Santa Anita Park
3. Arabian Knight (4 first-place votes)
Owner: Zedan Racing Stables
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2023 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Sept. 2 at Del Mar
Next race: TBD
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4. White Abarrio (4 first-place votes)
Owners: C Two Racing Stable amd Antono Pagnano
Trainer: Richard Dutrow Jr.
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2023 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park, or Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park
5. Forte (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2023 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 1 seconds– 0 thirds
Last race: 4th, Travers Stakes, Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: TBD
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6. Proxy
Owners: Godolphin
Trainer: Michael Stidham
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2023 record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept 2 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park

Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2023 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 1st, Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept 2 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park
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8. Mage
Owners: OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, CMNWLTH
Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
Jockey: Luis Saez
2023 record: 7 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third
Last race: 7th, Travers Stakes, Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: TBD

9. Ushba Tesoro (2 first-place votes)
Owners: Kenji Royotokuji Holdings
Trainer: Noboru Takagi
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
2023 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 1st, Dubai World Cup, March 25 at Meydan Racecourse
Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park
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10. Zandon
Owners: Jeff Drown
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2023 record: 3 starts – 0 wins – 3 seconds – 0 thirds
Last race: 2nd, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course
Next race: TBD
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