DRF BC Probables: Classic, Distaff

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Breeders' Cup Classic Contenders

City of Troy (Aidan O'Brien) 3-1
David Grening: Four-time Group 1 winner on turf tries dirt here; trainer 0 for 17 in Classic

Fierceness (Todd Pletcher) 7-2
DG: Saratoga stakes double indicates he's back to championship form of 2023

Forever Young (Yoshito Yahagi) 5-1
DG: Overcame slight stumble at start to win first start since Derby handily

Ushba Tesoro (Noboru Takagi) 8-1
DG: Runner-up three straight times, last one first start since Dubai World Cup

Sierra Leone (Chad Brown) 8-1
DG: Fires shot every time, usually lands minor award; sat closer in Travers

Newgate (Bob Baffert) 10-1
DG: Solid return when third while widest of all in first start in six months

Highland Falls (Brad Cox) 12-1
DG: Came home slow after dueling Arthur's Ride into defeat in Jockey Club

Tapit Trice (Todd Pletcher) 15-1
DG: Nice bounce-back effort in Woodward, was always cut out for 10 furlongs

Arthur's Ride (Bill Mott) 20-1
DG: Speedy colt was on his way to Classic favoritism before dud in Jockey Club

Crupi (Todd Pletcher) ~ Doubtful
Derma Sotogake (Hidetaka Otonashi)
Facteur Cheval (J. Reyneir)
Mixto (Doug O'Neill)
Next (Doug Cowens)
Pyrenees (Cherie DeVaux)
Senor Buscador (Todd Fincher)
Skippylongstocking (Saffie Joseph)