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Each two weeks by way of Oct. 20, a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officers launch a ballot tabulating their votes on the nation’s prime contenders for the 2026 Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic. The rankings are a weekly ranking of the highest 10 horses in competition and are decided by every voter rating their prime 10 horses with factors assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 foundation.
The third ballot of 2026 Breeders’ Cup Basic contenders is led by Sovereignty , who earned the primary win of his 4-year-old season Aug. 8 within the Whitney Stakes, and defending 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic winner Without end Younger, who collectively have garnered almost all the first-place votes. The large mover within the newest ballot is Main Change at No. 6 following his upset win within the DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga.
The rankings might be up to date each two weeks. The outcomes of the newest ballot are beneath.
Breeders’ Cup Basic Rankings for Sept. 8, 2026
1. Sovereignty (24 first-place votes)
Proprietor: Godolphin
Coach: Invoice Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
2026 document: 3 begins – 1 win – 1 second – 1 third
Final race: 1st, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: Presumably Jockey Membership Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 18 at Belmont Park
2. Without end Younger (12 first-place votes)
Proprietor: Susumo Fujita
Coach: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
2026 document: 2 begins – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds
Final race: 2nd, Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline, March 28 at Meydan Racecourse
Subsequent race: Jockey Membership Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 18 at Belmont Park
3. Knightsbridge (3 first-place votes)
Proprietor: Godolphin
Coach: Invoice Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
2026 document: 6 begins – 4 wins – 1 second – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, Pacific Basic Stakes, Aug. 22 at Del Mar
Subsequent race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic or Breeders’ Cup Grime Mile, Oct. 31 at Keeneland
4. Magnitude (2 first-place votes)
House owners: Winchell Thoroughbreds
Coach: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2026 document: 4 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 6th, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic, Oct. 31 at Keeneland
5. Golden Tempo
House owners: Phipps Secure and St. Elias Secure
Coach: Cherie DeVaux
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2026 document: 6 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 3 thirds
Final race: 3rd, DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga
Subsequent race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic, Oct. 31 at Keeneland
6. Main Change
House owners: Wathnan Racing
Coach: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manny Franco
2026 document: 3 begins – 3 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 1st, DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga
Subsequent race: Presumably Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic, Oct. 31 at Keeneland
7. Baeza
House owners: C R Ok Secure LLC and Grandview Equine
Coach: Invoice Mott
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2026 document: 3 begins – 0 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Final race: 4th, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: Goodwood Stakes, Sept. 26 at Santa Anita Park
8. Nitrogen
Proprietor: D J Secure
Coach: Mark Casse
Jockey: John Velazquez
2026 document: 5 begins – 2 wins – 2 seconds – 1 third
Final race: 2nd, Whitney Stakes, Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course
Subsequent race: Jockey Membership Gold Cup Stakes, Sept. 18 at Belmont Park or Beldame Stakes, Sept. 25 at Belmont Park or Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, Oct. 4 at Keeneland
Proprietor: ESPOIR USA
Coach: Chad Summers
Jockey: John Velazquez
2026 document: 5 begins– 1 win – 2 seconds – 0 thirds
Final race: 2nd, DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga
Subsequent race: Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic or Breeders’ Cup Grime Mile, Oct. 31 at Keeneland
10. Renegade
House owners: Robert Low, Lawana Low, and Repole Secure
Coach: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2026 document: 6 begins – 3 wins – 1 second – 1 third
Final race: 8th, DraftKings Travers Stakes, Aug. 29 at Saratoga
Subsequent race: TBD
