Breeders' Cup Divisional Rankings 10/24/12

By Mary Cage

Countdown to­_­ Breeders’ Cup: 8 Days!

Can you believe it? Just over a week remains until the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. I, for one, am excited beyond belief! This is likely my final Breeders’ Cup Divisional Rankings post of 2012, though that does not mean my selections are finalized in this post. I look forward to sharing with you all my experience at the Breeders’ Cup next week!

Below is my sixth edition (and likely last) of my divisional rankings for all 2012 Breeders’ Cup races (as of October 24). Instead of a normal Monday posting, this post was delayed due to the pre-entries for the Breeders’ Cup being released today.

Photo by Terri Cage

Juvenile Sprint

1. Beholder

2. Merit Man

3. Ceiling Kitty

4. South Floyd
5. Super Ninety Nine

Marathon

1. Worth Repeating

2. Fame and Glory

3. Not Abroad

4. Eldaafer

5. Calidoscopio

Also: Commander, Juniper Pass

Juvenile Fillies Turf

1. Sky Lantern

2. Spring Venture

3. Watsdachances

4. Kitten’s Point

5. Waterway Run

Also: Moonwalk

Juvenile Fillies

1. Executiveprivilege

2. Dreaming of Julia

3. Spring in the Air

4. Kauai Katie

5. Broken Spell

Filly & Mare Turf

1. The Fugue

2. Zagora

3. Nahrain                 

4. Marketing Mix

5. I’m a Dreamer

Also: Ridasiyna, 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. Artigiano

2. Balance the Books

3. Joha

4. Noble Tune

5. Brown Almighty
Also: Dundonnell, George Vancouver, Know More

Filly & Mare Sprint

1. Groupie Doll

2. Contested

3. Dust and Diamonds

4. Musical Romance

5. Turbulent Descent

Also: Switch

Dirt Mile

1. Jersey Town

2. Shackleford

3. Nonios

4. Rail Trip

5. John Scott

Turf Sprint

1. Unbridled’s Note

2. Bridgetown

3. California Flag

4. Great Mills

5. Next Question

Also: Chosen Miracle

Juvenile

1. Shanghai Bobby

2. Power Broker

3. Fortify

4. Capo Bastone

5. Title Contender

Turf

1. Point of Entry

2. St. Nicholas Abbey

3. Shareta

4. Slim Shadey

5. Trailblazer

Sprint

1. Capital Account

2. Coil

3. Emcee

4. Amazombie

5. The Lumber Guy

Also: Poseidon’s Warrior, Hamazing Destiny, Justin Phillip

Mile
1. Wise Dan
2. Excelebration
3. Moonlight Cloud

4. Animal Kingdom

5. Obviously

Also: Little Mike, Jeranimo, Mr. Commons

Classic

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

5. Ron the Greek

Also: Fort Larned

The excitement is almost too much to take! No matter the outcome of these races, I know that experiencing the Breeders’ Cup firsthand yet again will be a tremendous experience and I can’t wait to share it with all of you! Stay tuned!