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2005 World Thoroughbred Championships Poll

Dateline: 08/22/05

The World Thoroughbred Championships Poll is a weekly listing of the top 10 contenders in all eight Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races as voted upon by a panel comprised of prominent international journalists and handicappers. Voting began on July 11 and will continue weekly through October 10. The panel will rank active and in-training horses, regardless of geographic location. The following are the results of Week #7 voting in the World Thoroughbred Championships Poll covering racing performances through August 21.

The panel of voters in the World Thoroughbred Championships Poll are: John Avello, Director of Race and Sports Book Operations, Bally's Las Vegas; Simon Clare, Coral Racing (U.K); David Gutfreund, Racing Commentator and handicapper; Brad Free, Writer and Columnist, Daily Racing Form; David Hood, William Hill Sports Book (U.K); Tom Law; News Editor, Thoroughbred Times; Dan Liebman, Executive Editor, The Blood-Horse; Jim Mazur, author and handicapper; Ellis Starr, National Handicapper, Equibase; Tom Quigley, Publisher, Horseplayer magazine and Mike Watchmaker, National Handicapper, Daily Racing Form.

Voting by the panel in the World Thoroughbred Championships Poll is calculated on a on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Total points earned are listed for each horse. Below are the top ten lists for each division. You may also want to check out the NTRA Racing Poll as well.

DODGE CLASSIC DIVISION
1 Saint Liam 103
2 Rock Hard Ten 81
3 Commentator 78
4 Roman Ruler 57
5 Perfect Drift 49
6 Borrego 39
7 Bellamy Road 35
8 Afleet Alex 33
9 Flower Alley 28
10 Offlee Wild 24

JOHN DEERE TURF DIVISION
1 Azamour (IRE) 89
2 Powerscourt (GB) 86
3 Kitten's Joy 77
4 Motivator (GB) 73
5 Hurricane Run (IRE) 58
6 Better Talk Now 35
7 Bago (FR) 33
8 King's Drama (IRE) 28
9 Scorpion (IRE) 26
10 Fourty Niners Son 16

EMIRATES AIRLINE DISTAFF DIVISION
1 Ashado 110
2 Smuggler 78
3 Society Selection 74
4 Island Sand 59
5 Sweet Symphony 53
6 Stellar Jayne 47
7 Two Trail Sioux 33
8 Andujar 20
9 Tarlow 17
10 Dream of Summer 15
TVG SPRINT DIVISION
1 Lost in the Fog 104
2 Woke Up Dreamin 92
3 Forest Danger 68
4 Pomeroy 66
5 Greg's Gold 48
6 Battle Won 42
7 Commentator 30
8 Don Six 24
9 Unfurl the Flag 17
10 Imperialism 15

NETJETS MILE DIVISION
1 Artie Schiller 90
2 Dubawi (IRE) 89
3 Divine Proportions 77
4 Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) 69
5 Rakti (GB) 53
6 Valixir (IRE) 45
7 Proclamation (IRE) 33
8 Singletary 31
9 Soviet Song (IRE) 26
10 Castledale (IRE) 19

EMIRATES AIRLINE FILLY & MARE TURF DIVISION
1 Megahertz (GB) 95
2 Angara (GB) 71
3 Ouija Board (GB) 60
4 Melhor Ainda 51
5 Shawanda (IRE) 50
6 Sand Springs 43
7 Wonder Again 40
8 Divine Proportions 27
9 Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 26
10 Wend 25

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