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Dateline: 08/29/05
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 #8 voting in the World Thoroughbred Championships Poll covering racing performances through August 28.
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.
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DODGE CLASSIC DIVISION 1 Saint Liam 102 2 Commentator 81 3 Rock Hard Ten 80 4 Flower Alley 70 5 Bellamy Road 65 6 Perfect Drift 46 7 Borrego 37 8 Lava Man 28 9 Roman Ruler 25 10 Afleet Alex 22 JOHN DEERE TURF DIVISION 1 Azamour (IRE) 89 2 Powerscourt (GB) 86 3 Kitten's Joy 78 4 Motivator (GB) 73 5 Hurricane Run (IRE) 58 6 Better Talk Now 35 7 Bago (FR) 33 8 Scorpion (IRE) 26 9 King's Drama (IRE) 25 10 Fourty Niners Son 15 EMIRATES AIRLINE DISTAFF DIVISION 1 Ashado 103 2 Smuggler 78 3 Society Selection 68 4 Sweet Symphony 59 5 Stellar Jayne 48 6 Two Trail Sioux 37 7 Island Sand 36 8 Shadow Cast 30 9 Dream of Summer 19 10 Tarlow 18 |
TVG SPRINT DIVISION 1 Lost in the Fog 105 2 Woke Up Dreamin 93 3 Pomeroy 67 4 Forest Danger 66 5 Greg's Gold 45 6 Battle Won 41 7 Commentator 30 8 Don Six 23 9 Unfurl the Flag 17 10 Wildcat Heir 14 NETJETS MILE DIVISION 1 Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) 95 2 Dubawi (IRE) 92 3 Artie Schiller 88 4 Rakti (GB) 59 5 Valixir (IRE) 48 6 Proclamation (IRE) 36 7 Singletary 34 8 Soviet Song (IRE) 30 9 Whipper 20 10 Castledale (IRE) 19 EMIRATES AIRLINE FILLY & MARE TURF DIVISION 1 Megahertz (GB) 95 2 Angara (GB) 78 3 Ouija Board (GB) 60 4 Shawanda (IRE) 52 4 Melhor Ainda 52 6 Sand Springs 44 7 Wonder Again 41 8 Wend 27 9 Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 26 10 Intercontinental (GB) 23 |
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