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 10th
November 2019)
VINO ROSSO (USA) [126] posted an impressive victory
in the LONGINES Breeders� Cup Classic (G1) to join the top five of the ninth edition of the LONGINES World�s Best
Racehorse Rankings for 2019.
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Rank |
Horse |
Rating |
Trained |
1 |
CRYSTAL
OCEAN (GB) |
128 |
GB |
1 |
ENABLE
(GB) |
128 |
GB |
1 |
WALDGEIST
(GB) |
128 |
FR |
4 |
BEAUTY
GENERATION (NZ) |
127 |
HK |
5 |
GHAIYYATH
(IRE) |
126 |
GB |
5 |
VINO
ROSSO (USA) |
126 |
USA |
7 |
BATTAASH
(IRE) |
125 |
GB |
7 |
BENBATL
(GB) |
125 |
GB |
7 |
CITY
OF LIGHT (USA) |
125 |
USA |
7 |
WINX
(AUS) |
125 |
AUS |
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Vino Rosso improved his rating from 121 to 126 when
he defeated MCKINZIE (USA) [123] by 4 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita. Earlier in the
year, Vino Rosso won the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1), and he came into the
Breeders� Cup World Championships having finished first in the Jockey Club
Gold Cup Stakes (G1) before being demoted to second in that contest behind CODE OF
HONOR (USA) [121].
Breeders� Cup weekend also saw MITOLE (USA)
[121]
improve his rating from 120 to 121 after defeating SHANCELOT (USA) [120] by 1 � lengths in the Breeders�
Cup Sprint (G1). Additionally, SPUN TO RUN (USA) [120] joins the rankings after
his 2 � length victory over OMAHA BEACH (USA) [120] in the Big Ass Fans
Breeders� Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
Elsewhere, Japan is represented by two newly ranked
horses in ALMOND EYE (JPN) [124] and LYS GRACIEUX (JPN) [121]. Almond Eye dominated with
a three-length victory in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1), while Lys Gracieux became the first Japanese-trained horse to ever
win Australia�s Ladbrokes Cox Plate (G1) when she defeated CASTELVECCHIO
(AUS) [120]
by 1 � lengths. Additionally in Australia, NATURE STRIP (AUS) [122] is newly ranked after
pulling away by 3 � lengths to take the Darley Sprint Classic (G1).
Meanwhile, in England, KING OF CHANGE (GB) [120] made headlines during
British Champions Day with his 1 � length win in the Queen
Elizabeth II 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).�
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For further details on the LONGINES
World�s Best Racehorse Rankings, please contact:
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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
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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 rankings is the year-end 2019 LONGINES World�s Best
Racehorse Rankings, which will be released in January 2020.
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