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. A new addition to ths top 10 this week is Ushba Tesoro, the winner of the Dubai World Cup.  Forte, a 3-year-old, maintains the No. 1 ranking this week as many of the horses on this list await the running of the Travers Stakes Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course.

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.

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Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings for August 22

1. Forte (18 first-place votes)

Owner: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2023 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 1 seconds– 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, Jim Dandy Stakes, July 29 at Saratoga Race Course

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

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2. 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

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3. Geaux Rocket Ride (3 first-place vote)

Owner: Pin Oak Stud

Trainer: Richard Mandella

Jockey: Mike Smith

2023 record: 4 starts – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Last race: 1st, TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 22 at Monmouth Park

Next race: FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Sept. 2 at Del Mar

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4. Mage (1 first-place vote)

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

Trainer: Gustavo Delgado

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2023 record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 2nd, TVG.com Haskell Stakes, July 22 at Monmouth Park

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

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5. Arcangelo (2 first-place vote)

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

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6. Rattle N Roll (3 first-place votes)

Owner: Lucky Seven Stable

Trainer: Ken McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez

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

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

Next race: FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Sept. 2 at Del Mar, or Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course

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7. Defunded (1 first-place votes)

Owners: Karl Watson, Michael Pegram, and Paul Weitman

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Juan Hernandez

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

Last race: 4th, San Diego Handicap, July 29 at Del Mar

Next race: FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes, Sept. 2 at Del Mar

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8. 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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9. Proxy

Owners: Godolphin

Trainer: Michael Stidham

Jockey: Joel Rosario

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

Last race: 1st, Monmouth Cup Stakes, July 22 at Monmouth Park

Next race:  Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Sept 2 at Saratoga Race Course

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10. Ushba Tesoro

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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