The first edition of the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2019 features three well-known names at the top.
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) [125],
CITY OF LIGHT (USA) [125] and
WINX (AUS) [125] are equally rated for their efforts at the beginning of the year.
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Leading Horses
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|
| Rank |
Horse |
Rating |
Trained |
| 1 |
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) |
125 |
HK |
| 1 |
CITY OF LIGHT (USA) |
125 |
USA |
| 1 |
WINX (AUS) |
125 |
AUS |
| 4 |
HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) |
123 |
AUS |
| 5 |
BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS) |
120 |
HK |
| 5 |
EXULTANT (IRE) |
120 |
HK |
| 5 |
ROY H (USA) |
120 |
USA |
| 5 |
SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) |
120 |
AUS |
| 5 |
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) |
120 |
AUS |
Winx, the
co-2018 Longines World’s Best Racehorse, has continued her winning ways. Her victories in 2019 include the
Tab Chipping Norton Stakes (G1) and
The Star Apollo Stakes (G2), and she has now won 31 consecutive races overall.
Beauty Generation has remained dominant in Hong Kong, taking
The Stewards’ Cup (G1) in January and
The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (G1) in February. City of Light, meanwhile, finished his career by winning the
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) and has retired to stud.
Several other runners have also already reached the 120 mark early into the year.
HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) [123] sits in the fourth spot just behind the leaders after finishing second to Winx in both of their meetings in 2019.
Five horses are ranked joint fifth. In Hong Kong
, BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS) [120] won
The Centenary Sprint Cup (G1) before finishing second to Beauty Generation in The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup, while
EXULTANT (IRE) [120] was victorious in
The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) and
Centenary Vase (G3). In Australia,
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) [120] took the
Canterbury League Club Stakes (G1), and
SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) [120] was fifth in the
Seppelt Wines Newmarket Handicap (G1). In the United States,
ROY H (USA) [120] won the
Palos Verdes Stakes (G2).
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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, Race Planning and International Racing, 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
Email phil@phillipsmithconsulting.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 4th April 2019.
