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 31st
March 2019)
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) [125], CITY OF LIGHT (USA) [125] and WINX
(AUS) [125] remain at the top of the second edition of the LONGINES
World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2019, while several major
performers from Dubai World Cup night have joined the latest rankings.
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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 |
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) |
125 |
HK |
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1 |
CITY OF LIGHT (USA) |
125 |
USA |
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1 |
WINX (AUS) |
125 |
AUS |
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4 |
HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) |
123 |
AUS |
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5 |
OLD PERSIAN (GB) |
122 |
UAE |
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6 |
THUNDER SNOW (IRE) |
121 |
UAE |
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7 |
BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS) |
120 |
HK |
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7 |
BLUE POINT (IRE) |
120 |
UAE |
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7 |
EXULTANT (IRE) |
120 |
HK |
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7 |
GRONKOWSKI (USA) |
120 |
UAE |
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7 |
ROY H (USA) |
120 |
USA |
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7 |
SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) |
120 |
AUS |
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7 |
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) |
120 |
AUS |
OLD PERSIAN (GB) [122] is the biggest mover in this month’s
rankings and joins the top five after his victory in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) over CHEVAL GRAND (JPN) [119]. He started
his 2019 campaign with a win in the Dubai
City of Gold Sponsored by Emirates SkyCargo (G2)
earlier in March.
Sitting in the sixth position is THUNDER SNOW (IRE) [121], who made history by becoming the first
horse to win the Dubai World Cup Sponsored
by Emirates Airline (G1) twice. This
year, he defeated GRONKOWSKI (USA) [120]
by a nose.
Equally ranked with Gronkowski is BLUE POINT (IRE) [120], who won the Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored by Azizi
Developments (G1). Previously rated at 119, Blue Point won the Meydan Sprint Sponsored by Gulf News (G2)
and Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Sponsored by Arabian
Adventures (G3) earlier this season.
Additionally, ALMOND EYE
(JPN) [119], Japan’s reigning Horse of the Year, made her seasonal debut a
winning one in the Dubai Turf Sponsored
by DP World (G1).
Meanwhile, in Japan, AL AIN
(JPN) [119] won the Osaka Hai (G1),
and in Australia, AVILIUS (GB) [119]
notched two Group 1 victories a week apart by winning the Ranvet Stakes (G1) and Kia Tancred
Stakes (G1).
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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
9th May 2019.
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