Sovereignty Cements Status Atop Breeders’ Cup Classic Power Rankings with Travers Rull

Every week a panel of media, horse players and breeders ‘cup world championships civil servants released their voices about the best contenders of the nation for the Longines Breeders’ Cup classic in 2025. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses that are determined by every whiter that their top kozer that their top kisses their top kozer 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-4-3-2-1.

Week four of the classic rankings of the 2025 Breeders’ cup are led by sovereignty, which was a run-away 10-length winner of the August 23 Drafting Travers Stakes on Saratoga Race Course. Sovereignty improved his record this season to 5-Uit-6 and strengthened his handle in the first place by stimulating his first place from 20 last week to 33 this week.

The rankings are updated every week. The results of the latest poll are below.

Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings before August 26, 2025

1. Sovereignty (33 votes in the first place)

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2025 Record: 6 Starts – 5 victories – 1 second – 0 third

Last race: 1^starDrafting Travers Stakes, August 23 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, November 1 in Del Mar

2. Sierra Leone (8 votes in the first place)

Owners: Peter Brant, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brooke Smith

Trainer: Chad brown

Jockey: Flavien prat

2025 Record: 3 Starts – 1 victory – 1 second – 1 third

Last race: 1^starWhitney Stakes, August 2 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Jockey Club Gold Cup, August 31 on Saratoga Race Course

3. Mindframe (1 first)

Owners: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2025 Record: 3 Start – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^starStephen Foster Stakes, June 28 at Churchill Downs

Next race: Jockey Club Gold Cup, August 31 on Saratoga Race Course

4. Journalism

Owners: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Lapenta, Robert V., Elayne Stables 5, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Derrick

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

2025 Record: 6 Starts – 4 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds

Last race: 1^starNyra Bets Haskell Stakes, July 19 in Monmouth Park

Next race: Fanduel Pacific Classic Stakes, August 30 in del Mar

5. Nysos

Owner: Baoma Corporation

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Flavien prat

2025 Record: 3 Starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 0 third

Last race: 1^starSan Diego Handicap, July 26 in del Mar

Next race: Fanduel Pacific Classic Stakes, August 30 in del Mar

6. Forever young (1 first)

Owner: Susumo Fujita

Trainer: Yoshito yahagi

Jockey: Ryosei Sakai

2025 Record: 2 Starts – 1 victory – 0 seconds – 1 third

Last race: 3^RDDubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline, April 5 at Meydan Racecourse

Next race: TBD, possibly the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, November 1 in Del Mar

7. Fiercessness

Owners: Repole Stable, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2025 Record: 3 Starts – 1 victory – 1 second – 0 third

Last race: 5^oneWhitney Stakes, August 2 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Fanduel Pacific Classic Stakes, August 30 in del Mar

8. Baeza

Owners: CRK Stable LLC and Grandview Equine

Trainer: John Shirreffs

Jockey: Hector Isaac Berrios

2025 Record: 6 Starts – 1 victory – 3 seconds – 2 thirds

Last race: 2^NDJim Dandy Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun, July 26 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Pennsylvania Derby, September 20 at Parx Racing

9. Highland Falls

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luis Saez

2025 Record: 2 Starts – 1 victory – 1 second – 0 third

Last race: 2^NDWhitney Stakes, August 2 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Jockey Club Gold Cup, August 31 on Saratoga Race Course

10. White Abarrio

Owners: C2 Racing Stable, Barber, Gary and La Milagrosa stable

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2025 Record: 4 Starts – 2 victories – 0 seconds – 0 third

Last race: 4^oneWhitney Stakes, August 2 on Saratoga Race Course

Next race: Jockey Club Gold Cup, August 31 on Saratoga Race Course