THE LONGINES WORLD�S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS

The official listing of the world�s best racehorses

(For 3yos and upwards which raced between 1^st�January and 8^th August 2021)

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ADAYAR (IRE) [127], who bested his elders in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (G1), has joined ST MARK�S BASILICA (FR) [127] at the top of the ratings in the sixth edition of the LONGINES World�s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2021.

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Making his first start since taking the Cazoo Derby (G1), Adayar defeated MISHRIFF (IRE) [124] by 1 � lengths to win the King George. As a result, Adayar improved his rating to 127 from 121 to take his place at the top alongside St Mark�s Basilica, who had defeated ADDEYBB (IRE) [121] and Mishriff in the Coral-Eclipse (G1) at the beginning of July to receive his rating.

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Mishriff also improved his rating in the King George, which has gone up to 124 from 122. He now sits in the co-fourth position along with KNICKS GO (USA) [124], who earned his rating after winning the Whitney Stakes (G1) by 4 � lengths. They share co-fourth with Australian sprinting star NATURE STRIP (AUS) [124].

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Meanwhile, HURRICANE LANE (IRE) [121] followed his victory in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1) with a six-length romp in the Grand Prix de Paris (G1) to raise his rating to 121 from 120.

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Additionally, several horses have joined the rankings at a rating of 120. BAAEED (GB) [120] earned his rating with a dominant 6 � length score in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (G3); STARMAN (GB) [120] is ranked following his victory in the Darley July Cup Stakes (G1) by 1 � lengths; and SUESA (IRE) [120] took the King George Qatar Stakes (G2) by three lengths to earn her spot.

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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

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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.

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The next edition of the�LONGINES World�s Best Racehorse Rankings�will be published on�Thursday 9^th September 2021. �

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E-Mail : achesser@jockeyclub.com

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