22:25 Del Mar Tips

It is a real shame and a big loss to the race that we will not see Sovereignty due to the horse developing a fever, but it does throw the race wide open. You could make strong cases for a lot of these runners, and that should be the case in such a high-profile race. Fierceness is one I like, as is Journalism, but my pick goes with SIERRA LEONE. We have to go back to 2001 to find the last back-to-back winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, which was Tiznow, and that is the only runner to retain their title in the history of this race. He comes here after finishing runner-up in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes and has one and a half lengths to find on Antiquarian, but let's not forget last year. He finished third in the Travers Stakes, two lengths behind Fierceness. He then beat that runner in this race by a length and a half, so he is more than capable of reversing deficits. I think this is the best chance of having a horse retain their title in this race for a long time.

It is a real shame and a big loss to the race that we will not see Sovereignty due to the horse developing a fever, but it does throw the race wide open. You could make strong cases for a lot of these runners, and that should be the case in such a high-profile race. Fierceness is one I like, as is Journalism, but my pick goes with SIERRA LEONE. We have to go back to 2001 to find the last back-to-back winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, which was Tiznow, and that is the only runner to retain their title in the history of this race. He comes here after finishing runner-up in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes and has one and a half lengths to find on Antiquarian, but let's not forget last year. He finished third in the Travers Stakes, two lengths behind Fierceness. He then beat that runner in this race by a length and a half, so he is more than capable of reversing deficits. I think this is the best chance of having a horse retain their title in this race for a long time.