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 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings 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 Two of the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic rankings is led by top 3-year-old Dornoch. New in the poll this week is Arthur's Ride, who debuts at No. 2 following his win in the $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes, Aug. 3 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. 6, 2024

Dornoch. (Nikki Sherman/EQIUI-PHOTO)

1. Dornoch (13 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. (Gary Johnson/Eclipse Sportswire)

2. Arthur's Ride (5 first-place votes)

Owner: Glassman Racing

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2024 record: 4 starts – 3 win – 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. (Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Fierceness (1 first-place votes)

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

National Treasure. (Jason Moran/Eclipse Sportswire)

5. National Treasure (2 first-place votes)

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

Next race: TBD

Senor Buscador. (Parker Waters/Eclipse Sportswire)

6. Senor Buscador (3 first-place votes)

Owner: 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

Sierra Leone. (Carson Blevins/Eclipse Sportswire)

7. 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

Kingsbarns. (Carson Blevins/Eclipse Sportswire)

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

9. City of Troy  (4 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: TBD

Ushba Tesoro. (Kaz Ishida/Eclipse 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