Aidan O'brien's Rip Van Winkle (Galileo) has earned the highest System Number of all BC Nominees, as was determined Tuesday morning.The 3-year-old brings a two-race win streak into the $5,000,000 Classic. Those two wins were both Group 1's. Those triumphs were in July at Goodwood and the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot in September.
Rip Van Winkle has lost three times this year, all races where Sea The Stars finished first.
The Coolmore color-barrer carries a System Number of 25.2.
