News Top 100 Horses to Watch in 2018 December 28, 2017 News Top 100 Horses to Watch in 2018 December 28, 2017 By: Aaron Halterman twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article As the year comes to a close, it’s time to focus on 2018. The start of a new year always means that the Kentucky Derby trail is ready to heat up, but several solid horses are also set to return in the older male and female divisions, too. The Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Gun Runner is set to return in 2018, though only for one race: the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup, the first major event of the racing season. After the Pegasus, Gun Runner will retire to stud, but a host of other horses will just be getting started. The Bob Baffert barn will feature two horses in the race: West Coast and Collected. West Coast will be the 3-Year Old Horse of the Year for 2017 and should get even better at the age of 4. Collected is most likely to be runner-up for Horse of the Year after finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic to Gun Runner. Another horse of note coming back for 2018 is Forever Unbridled. An undefeated three-for-three in 2017, her final win came in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The mare was rumored to be making a start in the Pegasus World Cup against the boys, but her connections ultimately opted out of it. Instead, the Grade 1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park could be her first target for 2018. With all of that being said, when January rolls around, the 3-year-olds will take center stage leading up to the first Saturday in May, and the crop looks very strong. The headliners going into 2018 are Good Magic, Bolt d’Oro, and Solomini. Good Magic won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile over the other two mentioned, but Bolt d’Oro was stellar in 2017 with a pair of Grade 1 victories. Solomini ran second in two Grade 1 races before “winning” the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity to end the year (he was ultimately disqualified and placed third for a questionable interference call). There are also several lightly-raced prospects waiting their turns to prove that they can take down the already-established horses. When some of these horses start to clash, it will be MUST-WATCH racing! Hype is what the game is built on and what makes it great. You better believe that we are ready for 2018! Below, we are hyping the top 100 horses for 2018. Whether you use this list for your fantasy horse racing drafts or are just excited and want to get a head start on the new year, here’s a ranking of the top 100 horses that we believe will make a big impact in 2018. 1. West Coast 2. Good Magic 3. Bolt d’Oro 4. Forever Unbridled 5. Unique Bella 6. Collected 7. Solomini 8. McKinzie 9. Paradise Woods 10. Gun Runner (NOTE: he would be #1, but he’s expected to only run once in 2018) 11. Principe Guilherme 12. World Approval 13. Catholic Boy 14. Instilled Regard 15. Abel Tasman 16. Rushing Fall 17. Mo Town 18. Greyvitos 19. Separationofpowers 20. Copper Bullet 21. Dak Attack 22. Montauk 23. Elate 24. Road to Victory 25. Sharp Azteca 26. Diversify 27. Monomoy Girl 28. Untamed Domain 29. Oscar Performance 30. Caledonia Road 31. Alluring Star 32. Dream Tree 33. Sporting Chance 34. Seeking the Soul 35. Vale Dori 36. Restoring Hope 37. It Tiz Well 38. Free Drop Billy 39. Roy H 40. Mask 41. Mind Your Biscuits 42. Beach Patrol 43. Imperial Hint 44. Moonshine Memories 45. Noble Indy 46. Navistar 47. Engage 48. Wonder Gadot 49. Mendelssohn 50. Zulfikhar 51. Tiz Mischief 52. Marconi 53. Blonde Bomber 54. Enticed 55. Avery Island 56. Vision 57. Hollywood Star 58. Good Samaritan 59. City of Light 60. Bowies Hero 61. Salty 62. Stallwalkin’ Dude 63. Mourinho 64. Combatant 65. Fly So High 66. Curlin’s Honor 67. Vino Rosso 68. Nero 69. Miss Mo Mentum 70. Cambodia 71. Sharp Samurai 72. Daddys Lil Darling 73. Patrona Margarita 74. Cool Bobby 75. Giant Expectations 76. Big Score 77. Accelerate 78. Mis Mischief 79. Transgress 80. Favorable Outcome 81. Mubtaahij 82. Lewis Bay 83. Money’soncharlotte 84. Miss Sky Warrior 85. Takaful 86. Valadorna 87. Mopotism 88. Pavel 89. Rubilinda 90. Cosmic Burst 91. Curlin’s Approval 92. Kroy 93. Beasley 94. Om 95. Edwards Going Left 96. Analyze It 97. On Leave 98. Faithfully 99. X Y Jet 100. New York Hero
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