Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes ranking the top contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The results 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.
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Road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup: Sneak Peek at Saratoga Stakes and Other Key Preps
The upcoming weekend at Saratoga Race Course is an important station on the road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Year in and year out, multiple races held this weekend at the Spa are influential in cementing Breeders’ Cup plans for several horses and their connections, and there are prominent prep races held elsewhere as well over the next few days.
Five Key Questions to be Answered in the 2024 Travers Stakes
The DraftKings Travers Stakes serves as a major inflection point in the season for 3-year-olds, hence the nickname “Mid-Summer Derby” that signifies the 1 ¼-mile Saratoga race’s importance.
2024 Personal Ensign Stakes at a Glance
The Personal Ensign Stakes, named after one of the sport’s most celebrated female racehorses, has long been a fixture in the older female division and in recent years has become a powerful steppingstone to year-end championship honors.
