THE LONGINES WORLD’S BEST RACEHORSE
RANKINGS
The official listing of the world’s best
racehorses
(For 3yos and upwards which raced between
1st January and 4th
October 2026)
DARYZ (FR) [128] has moved into the Top 3 in the eighth edition of the LONGINES
World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026 after his repeat victory in
the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1).
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LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Leading Horses
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Rank |
Horse |
Rating |
Trained |
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1 |
KA YING RISING (NZ) |
135 |
HK |
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2 |
OMBUDSMAN (IRE) |
131 |
GB |
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3 |
DARYZ (FR) |
128 |
FR |
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4 |
BOW ECHO (IRE) |
127 |
GB |
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5 |
ITEM (GB) |
126 |
GB |
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5 |
ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE) |
126 |
HK |
To win the Arc
for the second time, Daryz defeated BAY CITY ROLLER (IRE) [125] by 1 ¼
lengths. In doing so, Daryz raised his rating to 128 from 126, and Bay City
Roller increased his rating to 125 from 122.
One start prior,
Daryz beat Bay City Roller by 1 ¾ lengths in the Qatar Prix Foy (G2).
Other victories for Daryz this season include the Prix Ganay (G1) and Prix
Aga Khan IV (G1), while Bay City Roller took the Coolmore Coronation Cup
(G1).
KA YING RISING
(NZ) [135] still leads
the rankings by a significant margin. He is expected to make his next start in The
Everest (G1) on Saturday, 17th October.
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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:
Greg Carpenter, co-chairman,
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
Head
of Racing Product, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Telephone +852 2966
5901
Email greg.carpenter@hkjc.org.hk
Dominic Gardiner-Hill,
co-chairman, LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
Head of Handicapping, British
Horseracing Authority
E-mail dgardinerhill@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 12th November
2026.
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