For the 2025 Breeders’ Cup, 14 DRF handicappers and reporters submitted their top four selections for every Breeders’ Cup race, combining decades of experience and insight into one comprehensive consensus.
To create the rankings below, each handicapper’s selections were scored using a 5-2-1-0 point system, rewarding first through fourth choices respectively. The total points next to each horse’s name reflect the overall strength of opinion across the DRF team – giving you a quick view of where the experts align, and where opinions are divided.
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Friday
Juvenile Turf Sprint – Full Preview and Analysis Here
9 True Love – 32
10 Cy Fair – 27
8 Havana Anna – 18
12 Lennilu – 11
Juvenile Fillies – Full Preview and Analysis Here
7 Explora – 53
2 Bottle of Rouge – 15
8 Super Corredora – 13
5 Tommy Jo – 12
Juvenile Fillies Turf – Full Preview and Analysis Here
13 Precise – 51 (scratched)
1 Ultimate Love – 30
9 Time to Dream – 10
5 Final Accord – 7
Juvenile – Full Preview and Analysis Here
8 Ted Noffey – 45
1 Intrepido – 22
2 Blackout Time – 21 (scratched)
7 Brant – 21
Juvenile Turf – Full Preview and Analysis Here
14 Gstaad – 42
9 Argos – 17
13 Hey Nay Nay – 16
3 Outfielder – 11
Saturday
Filly and Mare Sprint – Full Preview and Analysis Here
8 Hope Road – 34
6 Sweet Azteca – 30
9 Richi – 19
4 Tamara – 14
Turf Sprint – Full Preview and Analysis Here
3 Arizona Blaze – 28
1 Motorious – 26
8 Ag Bullet – 19
2 Reef Runner – 15
Sprint – Full Preview and Analysis Coming Soon
10 Bentornato – 32
1 Kopion – 30
7 Imagination – 15
2 Banishing – 12
Distaff – Full Preview and Analysis Here
12 Dorth Vader – 47
8 Seismic Beauty – 29
1 Nitrogen – 13
4 Scylla – 9
Turf – Full Preview and Analysis Here
1 Rebel’s Romance – 36
8 Minnie Hauk – 35
2 Goliath – 16
3 Amiloc – 12
Classic – Full Preview and Analysis Here
1 Fierceness – 27 (T)
7 Sierra Leone – 27 (T)
5 Forever Young – 27
8 Mindframe – 14
Mile – Full Preview and Analysis Here
2 Notable Speech – 33
7 Johannes – 18
8 Formidable Man – 17
3 Sahlan – 15
Dirt Mile – Full Preview and Analysis Here
3 Nysos – 41
6 Full Serrano – 20
2 Goal Oriented – 16
10 White Abarrio – 15
Filly and Mare Turf – Full Preview and Analysis Here
13 She Feels Pretty – 23
9 Cinderella’s Dream – 22
6 Diamond Rain – 22
5 Gezora – 20
