Time to analyze the 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.
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#1 – Arcangelo
SCRATCHED
#2 – Zandon
Always brings lunchpail
Can Frankie find one more gear?
He'll get a paycheck
#3 – White Abarrio
Ran out of his shoes
In a freak Whitney effort
Does he have one more?
#4 – Missed the Cut
The TAA Stakes
Would have made plenty of sense
Meets a class chasm
#5 – Derma Sotogake
Loved him pre-Derby
But he hasn't raced since then
No clue what we've got
#6 – Saudi Crown
Two noses away
From undefeated status
A price on the lead
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No reason to cry
If you're playing against him
He won't change the world
#8 – Ushba Tesoro
Japan, Dubai star
Starting gate anxiety
Could be lone weakness
#9 – Senor Buscador
West Coast check-getter
Offers little to excite
Can't get behind him
#10 – Dreamlike
Nonwinner of two
A fine condition to have
In the Juvenile
#11 – Bright Future
Right time to get hot
If he finds one more level
He could be frisky
#12 – Arabian Knight
Gently-handled freak
Could get conveyor belt trip
If no one joins him
#13 – Proxy
Keeps finding trouble
Often gets close anyway
Just not that enthused
Prediction
Pace battle ensues
Saudi Crown prevails, ascends
Eight, two round it out
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