Breeders' Cup Divisional Rankings 10/8/12

Countdown to­_­ Breeders’ Cup: 24 Days!

Yet another spectacular weekend of racing has passed! Some of the greatest stars in the sport put on a great show this weekend, further endorsing themselves as top Breeders’ Cup contenders. Not only did several horses solidify their own talent, but the performances of these Thoroughbreds only added to my belief that this Breeders’ Cup will be one to remember!

Below is my fourth edition of my divisional rankings for all Breeders’ Cup races (as of October 8).

Photo by Terri Cage

Juvenile Sprint

1. Kauai Katie*

2. Overanalyze*

3. Goldencents*

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. Beholder*

4. Sign

5. Scarlet Strike

Filly & Mare Turf

1. The Fugue

2. Zagora

3. Nahrain

4. Marketing Mix

5. Tapitsfly

Also: Dream Peace, Stephanie’s Kitten, 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. Noble Tune

Also: Brown Almighty

Filly & Mare Sprint

1. Groupie Doll

2. Contested

3. Dust and Diamonds

4. Judy the Beauty

5. Musical Romance

Sprint

1. Coil

2. Emcee*

3. Amazombie

4. Caixa Eletronica

5. Poseidon’s Warrior

Turf Sprint

1. Fire Lily

2. Bated Breath

3. California Flag

4. Unbridled’s Note

5. Strong Suit

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. Slim Shadey

3. Solemia

4. Trailblazer

5. Turbo Compressor

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

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

*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)