Breeders' Cup Divisional Rankings 10/1/12

Countdown to­_­ Breeders’ Cup: 31 Days!

Super Saturday is in the books, as is a terrific Sunday of racing as well! After a spectacular weekend of racing that featured a plethora of grade one races, we now know much more about a large portion of the horses pointing towards the Breeders’ Cup. While some divisions were shaken up, some, such as the Ladies’ Classic, became even more competitive. If only the Ladies’ Classic were to be run on Breeders’ Cup Saturday!

Below is my third edition of my divisional rankings for all Breeders’ Cup races (as of October 1).

Juvenile Sprint

1. Kauai Katie*

Photo by Terri Cage

2. Overanalyze*

3. Carried Interest

4. Scherer Magic

5. Goldencents

Marathon

1. Jakkalberry*

2. Eldaafer

3. Not Abroad

4. Brown Panther

5. Calidoscopio

Juvenile Fillies Turf

1. Sky Lantern

2. Spring Venture

3. Watsdachances

4. Spring in the Air

5. Speedinthruthecity

Juvenile Fillies

1. Executiveprivilege

2. Dreaming of Julia

3. Sign

4. Mechaya

5. Scarlet Strike

Filly & Mare Turf

1. The Fugue

2. Izzi Top

3. Zagora

4. Nahrain

5. Marketing Mix

Also: Dream Peace, Stephanie’s Kitten

Ladies’ Classic

1. Royal Delta

2. Awesome Feather

3. My Miss Aurelia.

4. Questing

5. Love and Pride

Also: Include Me Out

Juvenile Turf

1. Dawn Approach

2. First Cornerstone

3. Balance the Books

4. Brown Almighty

5. Joha

Filly & Mare Sprint

1. Groupie Doll

2. Contested

3. Winding Way

4. Dust and Diamonds

5. Judy the Beauty

Also: Musical Romance

Sprint

1. Amazombie

2. Emcee*

3. Capital Account

4. Coil

5. Caixa Eletronica

Turf Sprint

1. Fire Lily

2. Bated Breath

3. California Flag

4. Strong Suit

5. Starspangledbanner

Dirt Mile

1. Jersey Town

2. Shackleford

3. Rail Trip

4. The Lumber Guy

5. Bourbon Courage

Turf

1. Nathaniel

2. St. Nicholas Abbey

3. Point of Entry

4. Slim Shadey

5. Dullahan*

Juvenile

1. Shanghai Bobby

2. Power Broker

3. Capo Bastone

4. Fortify

5. Know More

Also: Micromanage, Title Contender

Mile

1. Wise Dan*
2. Excelebration
3. Cityscape
4. Moonlight Cloud

5. Little Mike

Classic

1. Game On Dude
2. Mucho Macho Man
3. Flat Out
4. Richard’s Kid

5. Nonios

Also: Stay Thirsty, Ron the Greek, Fort Larned

I had a very tough time ranking most of these divisions and therefore, I believe that this is going to be an incredible Breeders' Cup!

*may opt for a different division (if a horse's connections are considering multiple races, I will only rank the horse in a single division)