Breeders' Cup Divisional Rankings 10/15/12

By Mary Cage

Countdown to­_­ Breeders’ Cup: 17 Days!

There are only a few changes to this week’s divisional rankings, as the amount of prep races for the Breeders’ Cup is abridging as the event grows closer. However, the racing at Keeneland and Woodbine this past weekend did have an effect on a handful of divisions.

Below is my fifth edition of my divisional rankings for all Breeders’ Cup races (as of October 15).

Photo by Terri Cage

Juvenile Sprint

1. Kauai Katie*

2. Beholder*
3. Overanalyze*

4. Merit Man

5. Carried Interest

Marathon

1. Pool Play

2. Not Abroad

3. Cease

4. Eldaafer

5. Calidoscopio

Also: Brown Panther*

Juvenile Fillies Turf

1. Sky Lantern

2. Spring Venture

3. Spring in the Air*

4. Watsdachances

5. Broken Spell*

Juvenile Fillies

1. Executiveprivilege

2. Dreaming of Julia

3. Sign

4. Scarlet Strike

5. Sweet Shirley Mae

Filly & Mare Turf

1. The Fugue

2. Siyouma

3. Zagora

4. Nahrain                 

5. Marketing Mix

Also: Tapitsfly, Lady of Shamrock, In Lingerie*

Ladies’ Classic

1. Royal Delta

2. Awesome Feather

3. My Miss Aurelia

4. Questing

5. Love and Pride

Also: Include Me Out, Grace Hall

Juvenile Turf

1. First Cornerstone

2. Artigiano

3. Balance the Books

4. Joha*

5. Brown Almighty

Filly & Mare Sprint

1. Groupie Doll

2. Contested

3. Judy the Beauty

4. Musical Romance

5. Dust and Diamonds

Sprint

1. Coil

2. Emcee*

3. Amazombie

4. Caixa Eletronica

5. Poseidon’s Warrior

Turf Sprint

1. Bated Breath

2. California Flag

3. Unbridled’s Note

4. Big Band Sound

5. Next Question

Dirt Mile

1. Capital Account*

2. Jersey Town

3. Shackleford

4. Rail Trip

5. The Lumber Guy*

Also: Bourbon Courage*

Turf

1. Point of Entry

2. St. Nicholas Abbey

3. Slim Shadey

4. Trailblazer

5. Sea Moon
Also: Joshua Tree

Juvenile

1. Shanghai Bobby

2. Power Broker

3. Fortify

4. Capo Bastone

5. Know More

Also: Title Contender

Mile

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

5. Obviously

Also: Animal Kingdom, Little Mike

Classic

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

5. Ron the Greek

Also: Nonios, Stay Thirsty, Fort Larned

*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)