July, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Flightline Maintains Lead In Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

Following the third week of voting, Hronis Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, Summer Wind Equine LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing LLC's Flightline remains at No. 1 in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, with Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) winner Olympiad moving into second place. The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings is a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, on Nov. 5.

The 4-year-old Flightline, a six-length winner of the Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park on June 11, earned 269 votes. Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable LLC, and LNJ Foxwoods' 4-year-old Olympiad, undefeated in five starts this year, improved from third to second place this week, registering 217 votes. CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC's 4-year-old Life Is Good, winner of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) in January and the John A. Nerud Stakes (G2) on July 2, drops from second place to third with 210 votes.

The next six places in the rankings remain unchanged from last week.

Country Grammer, owned by Commonwealth Thoroughbreds, LLC, WinStar Farm LLC, and Zedan Racing Stables, Inc., is in fourth place. Winner of the Dubai World Cup (G1), Country Grammer has 180 votes. Boat Racing, LLC, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing, and William Strauss' 4-year-old Hot Rod Charlie, second in the Dubai World Cup, is in fifth place with 126 votes.

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC's Epicenter leads a trio of 3-year-olds for positions six through eight. Epicenter, who finished second in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Preakness Stakes (G1), is in sixth with 94 votes, and is followed by Klaravich Stables Inc.'s Preakness Stakes winner Early Voting (76 votes), and Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud, and Peter Brant's undefeated Jack Christopher, who has 65 votes.

CRK Stable LLC's 5-year-old Express Train, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), is in ninth place with 48 votes. CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC's 4-year-old Americanrevolution (44 votes), second in the Stephen Foster, rounds out the top 10.

Jeff Drown's 3-year-old Zandon, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, drops to 12th place after being tied for 10th last week.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings poll is determined by a panel of leading Thoroughbred racing media, horseplayers, and members of the Breeders' Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. Rankings will be announced each week through Oct. 11. A list of voting members can be found here.

In the Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, each voter rates horses on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system in descending order.

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings – July 12, 2022*

Rank	Horse	Votes	First-Place Votes	Previous Week
1	Flightline	269	22	1
2	Olympiad	217	4	3
3	Life Is Good	210	2	2
4	Country Grammer	180	0	4
5	Hot Rod Charlie	126	0	5
6	Epicenter	94	0	6
7	Early Voting	76	0	7
8	Jack Christopher	65	0	8
9	Express Train	48	0	9
10	Americanrevolution	44	0	10

*Note – The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings have no bearing on qualification or selection into the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

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Catalog For 101st Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Now Available

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 216 selected yearlings for the 101st Saratoga Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8 and 9, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Sessions will begin each evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion.

“We are very bullish on the quality of this year's catalog,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “Superior sire power, elite pedigrees, and the outstanding conformation that buyers expect at Saratoga will be on offer. We have attracted an increased number of siblings to current and recent graded stakes winners this year, as well.”

The Saratoga Sale is once again the top ranked major North American yearling sale by percentage of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners according to statistics recently released by The BloodHorse MarketWatch.

Recent sales graduates are led by the brilliant Grade 1 winners Flightline and Bleecker Street, undefeated on dirt and turf, respectively. Flightline has won his first four starts by a combined 44 lengths, including victories in the prestigious Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap and G1 Malibu Stakes. Bleecker Street's victory in last month's G1 New York Stakes was her seventh career victory and fourth graded stakes win this year. Maracuja, winner of last year's G1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga, and Queen Goddess, winner of the G1 American Oaks at Santa Anita are other recent top level graduates.

“For more than a century, the Saratoga Sale has sold the sport's biggest stars,” added Browning. “It is not only a sale to find a Grade 1 winner, but horses that are truly generational.”

The catalog may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs are now available from all Fasig-Tipton offices.

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Catalogue For 101st Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Now Available

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 216 selected yearlings for the 101st Saratoga Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8 and 9, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Sessions will begin each evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion.

“We are very bullish on the quality of this year's catalogue,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “Superior sire power, elite pedigrees, and the outstanding conformation that buyers expect at Saratoga will be on offer. We have attracted an increased number of siblings to current and recent graded stakes winners this year, as well.”

The Saratoga Sale is once again the top ranked major North American yearling sale by percentage of Grade I winners and graded stakes winners, according to statistics recently released by The Blood-Horse MarketWatch.

Recent sales graduates are led by the brilliant Grade I winners Flightline (Tapit) ($1 million graduate in 2019) and Bleecker Street (Quality Road) ($400,000 graduate in 2019), undefeated on dirt and turf, respectively.

“For more than a century, the Saratoga Sale has sold the sport's biggest stars,” added Browning. “It is not only a sale to find a Grade I winner, but horses that are truly generational.”

The catalogue may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues are now available from all Fasig-Tipton offices.

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