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Geaux Rocket Ride, Mage Gain In Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, Cody's Wish Remains No. 1
RacingEach 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. Cody's Wish maintains his No. 1 spot this week, while the top two finishers from the Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Stakes, Geaux Rocket Ride and Mage, both moved up in the rankings.
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 25
1. Cody's Wish (25 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
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
3. Forte (1 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
4. Defunded (2 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
5. Mage
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
6. Geaux Rocket Ride (1 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: Travers Stakes, Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course
7. 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
8. Rattle N Roll (1 first-place vote)
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
9. 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
10. 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: TBD