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Arcangelo Finishes On Top In Final Week Of Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

Blue Rose Farm's Arcangelo, winner of the Belmont Stakes (G1) and the Travers Stakes (G1), has finished first in the final poll of the 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. This year's Breeders' Cup Classic will be run Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Trained by Jena Antonucci, the 3-year-old son of Breeders' Cup Classic winner Arrogate took the top spot in the rankings following his victory in the Aug. 26 Travers at Saratoga, and held the lead for the next seven weeks. Arcangelo received 312 votes in the final poll, registering 23 first-place votes.

Three-year-olds also secured the next two spots in the rankings. Pin Oak Stud LLC's Geaux Rocket Ride, winner of the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) and runner-up in the FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1), finished second with 261 votes. Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.'s Arabian Knight, the Pacific Classic winner, finished third with 245 votes.

C2 Racing Stable, LLC and La Milagrosa Stable, LLC's White Abarrio, who won Saratoga's Whitney Stakes (G1), finished fourth, accumulating 222 votes. Jeff Drown's 4-year-old Zandon, winner of the Woodward (G2) at Aqueduct, finished fifth with 136 votes. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's 4-year-old Bright Future, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), finished sixth with 116 votes.

Kenji Ryotokuji's 6-year-old Ushba Tesoro (JPN), who won the Dubai World Cup (G1), rose from 11^th place to seventh with 103 votes. Godolphin's 5-year-old Proxy, runner-up in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finished eighth with 101 votes. FMQ Stable's 3-year-old Saudi Crown, winner of the Pennsylvania Derby (G1), finished in ninth place with 97 votes. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Forte, second in the Belmont Stakes and winner of the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), finished 10^th with 90 votes.

The 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Rankings began on July 18 and concluded today after 13 weeks of voting. Forte grabbed the lead in the rankings in the fourth week, following the defeat by White Abarrio of Cody's Wish in the Aug. 5 Whitney. However, Forte relinquished the top rating to Arcangelo after finishing fourth in the Travers.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings were determined by a panel of leading Thoroughbred racing media, horseplayers, and members of the Breeders' Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. A list of voting members can be found here.

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

Final Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings – Oct. 10, 2023*

Rank	Horse	Votes	First-Place Votes	Previous Week
1	Arcangelo	312	23	1
2	Geaux Rocket Ride	261	1	2
3	Arabian Knight	245	4	3
4	White Abarrio	222	3	4
5	Zandon	136	0	6
6	Bright Future	116	0	8
7	Ushba Tesoro (JPN)	103	2	11
8	Proxy	101	0	9
9	Saudi Crown	97	2	9
10	Forte	90	0	5

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New-Look Melbourne Cup Celebrations For 2023

This year's G1 Melbourne Cup carnival celebrations are set for a different look, with the iconic street parade, which has been a feature since 1983, set to be replaced by an alternate event.

Significant road closures and major infrastructure works in the Melbourne CBD will prevent access to key streets, meaning the event, in its traditional format, is not possible this year.

Instead, the Victoria Racing Club will host a Cup Week live site at Petanque Social on Crown Riverwalk, with that announcement set to take place on Thursday.

Contrary to some reports, the amended format does not have anything to do with animal rights activists. The VRC has vowed to bring back the traditional event next year.

“The traditional Lexus Melbourne Cup parade has been disrupted by Victoria's Big Build across the city,” said VRC CEO Steve Rosich. “We are clear that our intent is to bring the parade back to the city when we can again next year.

“And whether that means we end up with this live site and a parade, we will certainly look at that possibility as well.”

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Arcangelo Connections First To Take The New Vocations Breeders’ Cup Pledge

New Vocations, the largest racehorse adoption agency in the country, has received its first pledge which was made by MGISW Arcangelo's (Arrogate) trainer Jena Antonucci and owner Jon Ebbert of Blue Rose Farm, the organization said in a release Wednesday morning.

This is the 14th annual Breeders' Cup Pledge, in which connections of Breeders' Cup contenders are encouraged to earmark a percentage of their championship earnings to support the charity's mission to rehabilitate, retrain and rehome retired racehorses. To date, the initiative has raised over $1,090,000 in support.

“It's no secret how important it is to our team that we continue to properly transition Thoroughbreds to their next careers,” said Antonucci. “The tireless work New Vocations does is and always has been leading this sector of the industry. We are proud to pledge our support for their continued work and commitment to ensuring the best placement through their program.”

“We are thrilled to have Jena and Jon's support in helping us launch this year's Pledge,” said Anna Ford, New Vocations' Thoroughbred Program Director. “The last two years have been very challenging as the costs associated with caring for the horses and running the program continue to increase. The Pledge offers an easy way for owners and trainers to give back to the horses and support their transition into new careers.”

Last year's pledge raised over $140,000, in which over 60 championship contenders had owners and/or trainers who pledged a percentage of their Breeders' Cup earnings. The total from a year ago was driven by a record nine horses with pledging connections–Caravel (Mizzen Mast), Flightline (Tapit), Forte (Violence), Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper), Malathaat, Meditate (Ire) (No Nay Never), Tuesday (Galileo {Ire}), Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) and Wonder Wheel (Into Mischief) –winning their races on Future Stars Friday and Championship Saturday.

New Vocations will continue to seek pledges from owners and trainers until Nov. 2. Click here for pledge information or by contact anna@horseadoption.com or carey@horseadoption.com.

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Arcangelo Ranks No. 1 in Final Breeders’ Cup Classic Poll

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic which will be held on Nov.