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.

Week Three of the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic rankings is led by top 3-year-old Dornoch, the winner of the Belmont Stakes and NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes who is scheduled to make his next start in the DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course.

The rankings will be updated each week. The results of the latest poll are below.

Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings for Aug. 13, 2024

Dornoch. (Charles Toler/Eclipse Sportswire)

1. Dornoch (15 first-place votes)

Owners: West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing And Breeding, Two Eight Racing, and Pine Racing Stables

Trainer: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Luis Saez

2024 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park

Next race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

Arthur's Ride. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)

2. Arthur's Ride (6 first-place votes)

Owner: Glassman Racing

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2024 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Jockey Club Gold Cup, Sept. 1 at Saratoga Race Course

Fierceness (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)

3. Fierceness 

Owner: Repole Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 1^st, Jim Dandy Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

Forever Young. (Shamela Hanley/Eclipse Sportswire)

4. Forever Young (2 first-place votes)

Owner: Susumo Fujita

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 3^rd, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, May 4 at Churchill Downs

Next race: TBD

Sierra Leone. (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire)

5. Sierra Leone (1 first-place vote)

Owners: Peter Brant, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, and Brooke Smith

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Flavien Prat 

2024 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 2^nd, Jim Dandy Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

National Treasure. (Adam Coglianese)

6. National Treasure (1 first-place vote)

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan

Trainer:  Bob Baffert

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 6^th, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: TBD

Senor Buscador. (Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire)

7. Senor Buscador (3 first-place votes)

Owners: Sheikh Sharaf Mohammed Al Hariri and Joe Peacock Jr. 

Trainer: Todd Fincher

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2024 record: 3 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 3^rd, Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Next race: FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Aug. 31 at Del Mar

8. City of Troy  (3 first-place votes)

Owners: Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien

Jockey: Ryan Moore

2024 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Coral Eclipse Stakes, July 6 at Sandown Park

Next race: Juddmonte International Stakes, Aug. 21 at York Racecourse

Kingsbarns. (Matt Wooley/Eclipse Sportswire)

9. Kingsbarns (2 first-place votes)

Owners:  Spendthrift Farm

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Luis Saez

2024 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Stephen Foster Stakes, June 29 at Churchill Downs

Next race: retired due to injury on Aug. 14

Ushba Tesoro. (Kaz Ishida/Eclipe Sportswire)

10. Ushba Tesoro (1 first-place vote)

Owners: Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.

Trainer: Noboru Takagi

Jockey: Yuga Kawada

2024 record: 2 starts – 0 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 2^nd, Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Next race: TBD