Morning-line favorite Sovereignty has been scratched from the Classic with a fever.

Sierra Leone will look to become just the second horse in history to win back-to-back Classics.

With the scratch of Sovereignty, Fierceness is now the morning-line favorite.

Many observers had deemed the field for Saturday’s $7 million Classic at Del Mar as one of the deepest in Breeders’ Cup history, but that all came to an end Wednesday.

Trainer Bill Mott announced Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty — who had been named the 6-5 morning-line favorite for the Classic — would be scratched from the race because of a fever.

“Yes, I feel sorry for him and, frankly, my staff … everybody was excited about it,” Mott said. “And the fans. I really think this horse was a fan favorite at this point, and I

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