Dornoch, Nationwide Treasure Lead First Ballot of 2024 Breeders’ Cup Basic Contenders

Every week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officers launch a ballot tabulating their votes on the nation’s high contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic. The rankings are a weekly score of the highest 10 horses in competition and are decided by every voter rating their high 10 horses with factors assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 foundation.

The primary week of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Basic rankings are led by high older horse Nationwide Treasure and high 3-year-old Dornoch.

The rankings will likely be up to date every week. The outcomes of the most recent ballot are beneath.

Breeders’ Cup Basic Rankings for July 30, 2024

1 (tie). Dornoch (7 first-place votes)

House owners: West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Secure, Belmar Racing And Breeding, Two Eight Racing, and Pine Racing Stables

Coach: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Luis Saez

2024 report: 5 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Final race: 1^st, NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, July 20 at Monmouth Park

Subsequent race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

1 (tie). Nationwide Treasure (16 first-place votes)

House owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan

Coach:  Bob Baffert

Jockey: Flavien Prat

2024 report: 3 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Final race: 1^st, Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course

Subsequent race: Whitney Stakes, Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course

3. Fierceness (2 first-place votes)

Proprietor: Repole Secure

Coach: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2024 report: 4 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Final race: 1^st, Jim Dandy Stakes offered by Mohegan Solar, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course

Subsequent race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

4. Without end Younger (1 first-place vote)

Proprietor: Susumo Fujita

Coach: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

2024 report: 3 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 1 third

Final race: 3^rd, Kentucky Derby offered by Woodford Reserve, Might 4 at Churchill Downs

Subsequent race: TBD

5. Sierra Leone (1 first-place vote)

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

Coach: Chad Brown

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

2024 report: 5 begins – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third

Final race: 2^nd, Jim Dandy Stakes offered by Mohegan Solar, July 27 at Saratoga Race Course

Subsequent race: DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course

6. Kingsbarns (2 first-place votes)

House owners:  Spendthrift Farm

Coach: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Luis Saez

2024 report: 4 begins – 3 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds

Final race: 1^st, Stephen Foster Stakes, June 29 at Churchill Downs

Subsequent race: Jockey Membership Gold Cup, Sept. 1 at Saratoga Race Course

7. Senor Buscador

Proprietor: Sheikh Sharaf Mohammed Al Hariri and Joe Peacock Jr. 

Coach: Todd Fincher

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

2024 report: 3 begins – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third

Final race: 3^rd, Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Subsequent race: TBD

8. Metropolis of Troy  (6 first-place votes)

House owners: Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith

Coach: Aidan O’Brien

Jockey: Ryan Moore

2024 report: 3 begins – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Final race: 1st, Coral Eclipse Stakes, July 6 at Sandown Park

Subsequent race: TBD

9. Ushba Tesoro (1 first-place vote)

House owners: Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.

Coach: Noboru Takagi

Jockey: Yuga Kawada

2024 report: 2 begins – 0 wins – 2 seconds – 0 thirds

Final race: 2^nd, Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Subsequent race: TBD

10. Derma Sotogake

Proprietor: Hiroyuki Asanuma

Coach: Hidetaka Otonashi

Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

2024 report: 2 begins – 0 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds

Final race: 6^th, Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 30 at Meydan Racecourse

Subsequent race: TBD