by Godolphin Cody’s Wish the winner of both of his starts this year, is the No. 1 ranked horse after the first week of tabulated voting for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings. week of the top 10 horses competing for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), which will be held at Santa Anita . Park in Arcadia, Calif., November 4
Cody’s Wish, 5-year-old son of Breeders’ Cup Classic winner make for curly , topped the list with 287 votes, of which 22 were in first place. Coached by Bill Mott, Cody’s Wish won Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) and Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park This year. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner, Cody’s Wish is scheduled to start at 1 1/8 Whitney mile (G1) at Racecourse Saratoga August 5. The Whitney is the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re in the Race, providing winners with an automatic slot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Gary and Mary West’s 6-year-old hybrid Western Willpower came in second place with 210 votes. Coached by Brad Cox, West Will Power has racked up two wins out of four starts this year, including his last win at Stephen Foster Stakes (G1), in which he claimed a spot. Attend Classic.
Repole Stable and 3 years old of St. Elias Stables Forte , winner of the Florida Derby (G1) and runner-up in the Belmont Stakes (G1), came in third with 194 votes. Coached by Todd Pletcher, Forte won the Breeders’ Cup Juniors (G1) last year and was voted champion for the 2-year-old foal.
out of money , consecutive winner of Californian Santa Anita (G2) and Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G1), came in fourth. The 5-year-old gelding dog, trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, got 169 votes.
Belmont Stake Winner Arcangelo came in at 5th place with 151 votes for Blue Rose Farm and coach Jena Antonucci. magician , winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), placed sixth. Owned by OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH, and trained by Gustavo Delgado, Mage has 149 votes.
Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
Lucky Seven Stable 4 years old Rattle N Roll , this year’s graded three-stakes winner and runner-up Stephen Foster, came in seventh with 122 votes for coach Kenny McPeek. Whisper Hill Farm charge it , winner of 4 3/4 length Suburban Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park, coming in eighth with 100 votes. Charge It is also trained by Pletcher.
Bruce Lunsford 6 years old Art collector winner of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), in ninth place with 46 votes and followed in 10th by Steve Moger’s 5-year-old dog quiet boy winner Santa Anita Handicap (G1), with 42 points.
The Breeders’ Cup Classic standings are determined by a panel consisting of the leading Thoroughbred racing media, horse riders and members of the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors/Secretary. The rankings will be published every week until October 10. The list of voting members can be found This.
In the Breeders’ Cup Classic Ranking, each voter ranks horses according to the 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system in descending order.
| Breeders’ Cup Classic Standings – July 18, 2023* | |||
| Places | Horse | Total votes | First vote |
| first | Cody’s Wish | 287 | 22 |
| 2 | Western Willpower | 210 | 3 |
| 3 | Forte | 194 | 2 |
| 4 | out of money | 169 | 3 |
| 5 | Arcangelo | 151 | 0 |
| 6 | magician | 149 | 0 |
| 7 | Rattle N Roll | 122 | first |
| 8 | charge it | 100 | 0 |
| 9 | Art collector | forty six | 0 |
| ten | quiet boy | 42 | 0 |
*Note – Breeders’ Cup Classic standings do not affect Breeders’ Cup Classic eligibility or selection.
Breeders’ Cup Classic 2023, which will run at 1 1/4 miles on the main track at Santa Anita, is limited to 14 starters. The race will be televised live on NBC.
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