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Maxfield Remains On Top Of Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

For the fourth consecutive week, Godolphin's Maxfield is rated No. 1 in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly poll of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). This year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be run at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, on Nov. 6 as the final race of the 38th Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The 4-year-old Maxfield, who has won three of four starts this year, including the Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on June 26, leads the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings with 20 first-place votes and 299 total votes. Godolphin's 3-year-old Essential Quality, the Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, retained second place with 276 votes. Trained by Brad Cox, Essential Quality won last year's TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1). Boat Racing, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing, and William Strauss's Hot Rod Charlie moved from fourth to third place this week with 219 votes. Trained by Doug O'Neill, Hot Rod Charlie crossed the wire first in Saturday's TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) but was disqualified for interference and placed seventh. Juddmonte's 3-year-old Mandaloun finished a nose behind Hot Rod Charlie in the Haskell and was declared the race winner following the stewards' ruling. Mandaloun, also trained by Cox, jumped from ninth to fourth in the rankings with 172 votes.

Places five through eight in the rankings remained unchanged. Korea Racing Authority's Knicks Go, the third Cox-trained horse in the top 10, is in fifth place with 147 votes. This year, Knicks Go has won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park and the Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) on July 2, which he captured by 10 ½ lengths. Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's 4-year-old Silver State is in sixth place with 128 votes. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Silver State is unbeaten in four starts this year, including victories in the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) and Belmont's Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1). WinStar Farm's 4-year-old Country Grammer, winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita Park, is in seventh place with 87 votes.

St. George Stable's 5-year-old mare Letruska, trained by Fausto Gutierrez, is in eighth place with 84 votes. Letruska has won four of five starts this year, including a 5 ¾-length victory in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on June 26. Wertheimer and Frere's 4-year-old Happy Saver, trained by Todd Pletcher, moved from 10th to ninth this week. Happy Saver, who lost his first race in six starts when he finished third in the Suburban (G2) at Belmont Park on July 3, has 64 votes. George E. Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds Corp.'s 4-year-old Max Player, who won the Suburban, is in 10th place. Also trained by Asmussen, Max Player has 63 votes. Godolphin's Mystic Guide, who was third in last week's rankings, has been taken out of training due to an injury.

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings – July 20, 2021*

Rank Horse Votes First-Place Votes Previous Week
1 Maxfield 299 20 1
2 Essential Quality 276 8 2
3 Hot Rod Charlie 219 1 4
4 Mandaloun 172 0 9
5 Knicks Go 147 1 5
6 Silver State 128 0 6
7 Country Grammer 87 2 7
8 Letruska 84 0 8
9 Happy Saver 64 0 10
10 Max Player 63 0 12

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

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The 2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, which will be run at 1 ¼ miles on the main track, is limited to 14 starters. The race will be broadcast live on NBC.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings are 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.

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Maxfield Retains Top Spot In Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

Godolphin's 4-year-old Maxfield, winner of the Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) on June 26, retained his lead over Mystic Guide and Essential Quality following the second week of voting in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). This year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be run at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, on Nov. 6 as the final race of the 38th Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Maxfield, who has also won the Mineshaft Stakes (G3) and the Alysheba Stakes (G2) this year for trainer Brendan Walsh, leads all Classic contenders with 18 first-place votes and 300 total votes. The 4-year-old Mystic Guide remains in second place despite his defeat by a neck to Max Player in Saturday's “Win and You're In” Suburban (G2) at Belmont Park. Trained by Mike Stidham, Mystic Guide, the Dubai World Cup (G1) winner, has 276 votes. Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Essential Quality, also owned by Godolphin, is in third place. Trained by Brad Cox, Essential Quality, winner of the 2020 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1), has 268 votes.

Boat Racing, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing, and William Strauss's Hot Rod Charlie, second in the Belmont Stakes, remains in fourth place with 175 votes for trainer Doug O'Neill. Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's 4-year-old Silver State, unbeaten in four starts this year, is in fifth place with 122 votes. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Silver State has won the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) and Belmont's Metropolitan Handicap (G1), a “Win and You're In” for the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) this year.

The big mover in the poll this week was Korea Racing Authority's Knicks Go, who dominated the Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) last Friday with a 10 ¼-length victory. Also trained by Cox, Knicks Go, the 2020 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner, jumps from 11th to sixth place with 117 votes. WinStar Farm's 4-year-old Country Grammer, winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita Park, retains seventh place with 105 votes.

Wertheimer and Frere's 4-year-old Happy Saver suffered his first career defeat after five wins when he finished third in the Suburban. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Happy Saver (84 votes) dropped from sixth to eighth place.

St. George Stable's 5-year-old mare Letruska stayed in ninth place with 80 votes. Trained by Fausto Gutierrez, Letruska has won four of five starts this year, including a 5 ¾-length victory in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on June 26.

Juddmonte's Mandaloun is the third Cox-trained horse in the top 10. Second in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Mandaloun (71 votes) dropped from eighth to 10th place.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings are 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 6, 2021*

Rank Horse Votes First-Place Votes Previous Week
1 Maxfield 300 18 1
2 Mystic Guide 276 10 2
3 Essential Quality 268 3 3
4 Hot Rod Charlie 175 0 4
5 Silver State 122 0 5
6 Knicks Go 117 1 11
7 Country Grammer 105 1 7
8 Happy Saver 84 0 6
9 Letruska 80 0 9
10 Mandaloun 71 0 8

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

The 2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, which will be run at 1 ¼ miles on the main track, is limited to 14 starters. The race will be broadcast live on NBC.

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Three Godolphin Runners Top First Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings Of 2021

Godolphin's 4-year-old Maxfield, dominant winner of the Saturday's Stephen Foster Stakes (G2), leads fellow Godolphin stars Mystic Guide and Essential Quality in the first week of tabulated votes for the 2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings. The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), which will be run at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, on Nov. 6.

Maxfield, a 4-year-old son of 2006 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Street Sense, topped all Classic contenders with 13 first-place votes and 269 total votes. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Maxfield earned a “Win and You're In” berth into the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic with a runaway 3 ¼-length triumph in the 1 1/8-mile Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. The victory was Maxfield's third this year, which also includes wins in the Mineshaft Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds and the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill. His only defeat in eight starts was a third-place finish in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) in March.

Mystic Guide, trained by Mike Stidham, is in second place with 17 first-place votes and 261 total votes. A 4-year-old son of 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Ghostzapper, Mystic Guide is two for two this year, winning the Razorback Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan. Mystic Guide is slated to start in this Saturday's Suburban Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park, a “Win and You're In,” for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. The Suburban will be broadcast live on NBC (5 p.m. ET) as a part of the “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In presented by America's Best Racing.”

The Brad Cox-trained 3-year-old Essential Quality, winner of the Belmont Stakes (G1), is in third place with 245 votes. A son of Tapit, Essential Quality, last year's TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) winner, and champion 2-year-old male, has won three of four starts this year.

Boat Racing, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing and William Straus's 3-year-old Hot Rod Charlie, a hard-fought second to Essential Quality in the Belmont, is in fourth place with 160 votes. Trained by Doug O'Neill, Hot Rod Charlie, a son of Oxbow, won the Louisiana Derby (G2) in March, and finished third in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's 4-year-old Silver State, unbeaten in four starts this year, is in fifth place with 118 votes. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Silver State won the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) and Belmont's Metropolitan Handicap (G1), a “Win and You're In” for the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Asmussen saddled Curlin and Gun Runner to Breeders' Cup Classic victories.

The undefeated Happy Saver, owned by Wertheimer and Frere, is in sixth place with 106 votes. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Happy Saver, a 4-year-old son of Super Saver, won an allowance optional claiming race at Belmont Park on May 28 in his lone start this year. Winner of last year's Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Happy Saver is also expected to start in Saturday's Suburban Stakes.

WinStar Farm's 4-year-old Country Grammer, also expected to start in the Suburban, is in seventh place with 100 votes. In his two starts at Santa Anita Park this year, Country Grammer, a son of Tonalist, was second in the Californian Stakes (G2) and then won the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1). Country Grammer is now trained by Pletcher.

Mandaloun, second in the Kentucky Derby, is in eighth place with 78 votes. Owned by Juddmonte and trained by Brad Cox, Mandaloun, a 3-year-old son of Into Mischief, won the Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds and the listed Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park in his most recent start on June 13.

St. George Stable's 5-year-old mare Letruska is in ninth place with 71 votes. Trained by Fausto Gutierrez, Letruska has won four of five starts this year, including Saturday's powerful 5 ¾-length victory in the Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill.

Rounding out the top 10 is Fox Hill Farms and Siena Farm's 5-year-old gelding Royal Ship (BRZ). Trained by Richard Mandella, Royal Ship (60 votes), a son of 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Midshipman, won the Californian and finished second in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings are 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 – June 29, 2021*

Rank Horse Total Votes First-Place Votes
1 Maxfield 269 13
2 Mystic Guide 261 17
3 Essential Quality 245 1
4 Hot Rod Charlie 160 0
5 Silver State 118 0
6 Happy Saver 106 0
7 Country Grammer 100 1
8 Mandaloun 78 0
9 Letruska 71 0
10 Royal Ship (BRZ) 60 0

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

The 2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, which will be run at 1 ¼ miles on the main track, is limited to 14 starters. The race will be broadcast live on NBC.

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Final Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings: Improbable First, Tom’s D’Etat Second; Maximum Security Third

After taking the overall lead following his dominating win in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1) on Sept. 26, WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing's Improbable has finished No. 1 in the final 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the 4-year-old Improbable finished with 317 votes, 54 more than GMB Racing's Tom's d'Etat.

The 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings is a weekly poll of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). The 1 1/4-mile Classic, scheduled to be run on Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., is the climactic race of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings was determined by a panel of leading Thoroughbred racing media, horseplayers and members of the Breeders' Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel. This 13-week poll began on July 21. A complete list of voting members can be found here.

Since finishing fifth in last year's Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park, Improbable, a 4-year-old son of City Zip, bred by St. George Farm and G. Watts Humphrey Jr., has won three of four starts in 2020. After finishing second in the Oaklawn Mile Stakes on April 11, Improbable reeled off consecutive Grade 1 victories in the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita, the Whitney at Saratoga and the Awesome Again, which he won by 4 1/2 lengths. Improbable received 18 first-place votes in the final rankings.

Owing to the competitiveness of this year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic contenders, the next five horses in the poll received at least one first-place vote from the panel this week. Tom's d'Etat (263 votes), winner of the Oaklawn Mile Stakes and the Stephen Foster (G1), garnered six first-place votes, taking the runner-up spot in the poll. Trained by All Stall Jr., Tom's d'Etat opened this year's rankings as the top-rated horse and held the position for the first four weeks.

Gary and Mary West, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's Maximum Security (257 votes) finished third in the rankings. Also trained by Baffert, Maximum Security won the inaugural Saudi Cup, the San Diego Handicap (G2) and the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) before finishing second to stablemate Improbable in the Awesome Again and relinquishing the No. 1 rating. Maximum Security received five first-place votes from the panel.

Sackatoga Stable's 3-year-old Tiz the Law (227 votes), winner of both the Belmont (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1), finished in fourth place, taking three first-place votes. Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing's Authentic (204 votes), who defeated Tiz the Law in the Kentucky Derby (G1), finished in fifth place. Authentic, who received one first-place vote, is the third Baffert-trained horse to finish in the top five.

Allied Racing Stable's 4-year-old By My Standards (162 votes), who has won four of six starts this year, including the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4, finished in sixth place and earned one first-place vote.

The 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver (130 votes), who defeated Authentic by a neck in the Preakness Stakes (G1), finished in seventh place for owner Peter Callahan and trainer Kenny McPeek.

Wertheimer and Frere's undefeated 3-year-old Happy Saver entered the top 10 in the final week after winning The Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Happy Saver, who earned a “Win and You're In” berth into the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, finished in eighth place with 84 votes.

Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm's Woodward Stakes (G1) winner Global Campaign (82 votes) finished in ninth place, followed in 10th by W.S. Farish'sCode of Honor (51 votes).

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings – Oct. 14, 2020*

RANK HORSE TOTAL VOTES FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1 Improbable 317 18
2 Tom's d'Etat 263 6
3 Maximum Security 257 5
4 Tiz the Law 227 3
5 Authentic 204 1
6 By My Standards 162 1
7 Swiss Skydiver 130 0
8 Happy Saver   84 0
9 Global Campaign   82 0
10 Code of Honor   51 0

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

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

The 2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be televised live on NBC.

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