With his victory at Royal Ascot,
POET’S WORD (IRE) [125] has joined
CRACKSMAN (GB) [125] as the co-third highest rated horse in the fifth edition of the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2018.
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Leading Horses
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|
| Rank |
Horse |
Rating |
Trained |
| 1 |
WINX (AUS) |
130 |
AUS |
| 2 |
GUN RUNNER (USA) |
129 |
USA |
| 3 |
CRACKSMAN (GB) |
125 |
GB |
| 3 |
POET’S WORD (IRE) |
125 |
GB |
| 5 |
JUSTIFY (USA) |
124 |
USA |
| 5 |
WEST COAST (USA) |
124 |
USA |
| 7 |
BENBATL (GB) |
123 |
UAE |
| 7 |
HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) |
123 |
AUS |
| 7 |
THUNDER SNOW (IRE) |
123 |
UAE |
| 7 |
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) |
123 |
AUS |
Poet’s Word bested Cracksman by 2 ¼ lengths in the
Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1). He came into the race off of a victory in the
Matchbook Brigadier Gerard Stakes (G3) and also finished second to
HAWKBILL (USA) [121] in the
Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) earlier this year.
Other Royal Ascot winners finding themselves ranked include
ALPHA CENTAURI (IRE) [122] and
BLUE POINT (IRE) [120]. Alpha Centauri, the highest rated 3-year-old filly in the world, won the
Coronation Stakes (G1) by six lengths. In her previous start, she won the
Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). Blue Point, meanwhile, took the
King’s Stand Stakes (G1) by 1 ¾ lengths over Battaash.
At Sandown,
ROARING LION (USA) [122] beat
QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes (G1) winner
SAXON WARRIOR (JPN) [121] by a neck in the
Coral-Eclipse (G1) when the pair of 3-year-olds took on their elders. In May, Roaring Lion won the
Betfred Dante Stakes (G2), and he also finished third in the
Investec Derby (G1) in June behind
MASAR (IRE) [121].
Elsewhere,
MIKKI ROCKET (JPN) [120] proved game as he defeated former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther by a neck in the
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) in Japan.
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The
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee and published by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).
For further details on the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, please contact:
Nigel Gray, co-chairman, LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
Head of Handicapping and Race Planning, Hong Kong Jockey Club
Telephone +852 2966 8337
Email
nigel.c.gray@hkjc.org.hk
Phillip Smith, co-chairman, LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
Head of Handicapping, British Horseracing Authority
Telephone +44 1386 834004
mail
psmith@britishhorseracing.com
Tom Robbins, chairman, North American Ratings Committee
Executive Vice President, Racing & Industry Relations, Racing Secretary, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Telephone +1 858 792 4230
Email
tomr@dmtc.com
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The full list and further information on the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are available on the IFHA website
http://www.ifhaonline.org.
The next edition of the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings will be published on
Thursday 9th August 2018. 
