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.

The first week of the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic rankings are led by top older horse National Treasure and top 3-year-old Dornoch.

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

Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings for July 30, 2024

Dornoch. (Charles Toler/Eclipse Sportswire)

1 (tie). Dornoch (7 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

National Treasure. (Gary Johnson/Eclipse Sportswire)

1 (tie). National Treasure (16 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: 3 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^st, Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course

Fierceness. (Gary Johnson/Eclipse Sportswire)

3. Fierceness (2 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 (1 first-place vote)

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. (Coady Media)

5. Sierra Leone (1 first-place vote)

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

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

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. (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire)

6. 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

Senor Buscador. (Alex Evers/Eclipse Sportswire)

7. Senor Buscador

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: TBD

8. City of Troy  (6 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)

9. 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

Derma Sotogake. (Shamela Hanley/Eclipse Sportswire)

10. Derma Sotogake

Owner: Hiroyuki Asanuma

Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi

Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

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

Last race: 6^th, Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Next race: TBD