Cody's Wish Leads First Poll of 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic Contender Rankings

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Cody's Wish, 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
Met Mile winner Cody's Wish is the top-ranked horse in the first poll of 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic contenders. (Sue Kawczynski/Eclipse Sportswire)

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.

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 July 18

Cody's Wish. (Gary Johnson/Eclipse Sportswire)

1. Cody's Wish (22 first-place votes)

Owners: Godolphin

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2023 record: 2 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap, June 10 at Belmont Park

Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course


West Will Power. (Matt Wooley/Eclipse Sportswire)

2. West Will Power (3 first-place votes)

Owners: Gary and Mary West

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2023 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1st, Stephen Foster Stakes, July 1 at Ellis Park

Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course


Forte. (Liz Lamont/Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Forte (2 first-place votes)

Owner: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2023 record: 3 starts – 2 wins – 1 seconds– 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 10 at Belmont Park

Next race: Jim Dandy Stakes, July 29 at Saratoga Race Course


Defunded. (Evers/Eclipse Sportswire)

4. Defunded (3 first-place votes)

Owners: Karl Watson, Michael Pegram, and Paul Weitman

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Juan Hernandez

2023 record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1st, Hollywood Gold Cup, May 29 at Santa Anita Park

Next race: San Diego Handicap, July 29 at Del Mar


Arcangelo. (Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire)

5. Arcangelo 

Owners: Blue Rose Farm

Trainer: Jena Antonucci

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2023 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, June 10 at Belmont Park

Next race: Travers Stakes, Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course


Mage. (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire)

6. Mage

Owners: OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, CMNWLTH

Trainer: Gustavo Delgado

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2023 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, May 20 at Pimlico

Next race: Haskell Stakes, July 22 at Monmouth Park


Rattle N Roll. (Carson Blevins/Eclipse Sportswire)

7. Rattle N Roll

Owner: Lucky Seven Stable

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez

2023 record: 5 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Stephen Foster Stakes, July 1 at Ellis Park

Next race: TBD


Charge It. (Sue Kawczynski/Eclipse Sportswire)

8. Charge It

Owners: Whisper Hill Farm

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2023 record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Suburban Stakes, July 8 at Belmont Park

Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course


Art Collector. (Liz Lamont/Eclipse Sportswire)

9. Art Collector

Owners: Bruce Lunsford

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2023 record: 3 starts – 1 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 2nd, Alysheba Stakes, May 5 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Monmouth Cup, July 22 at Monmouth Park


Stilleto Boy. (Carolyn Simancik/Eclipse Sportswire)

10. Stilleto Boy

Owner: Steve Moger

Trainer: Ed Moger Jr.

Jockey: Kent Desormeaux

2023 record: 4 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 2 thirds

Last race: 6th, Stephen Foster Stakes, July 1 at Ellis Park

Next race: TBD


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