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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 6th April 2025)

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Following his victory in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), DANON DECILE (JPN) [125] has joined the Top 3 in the second edition of the LONGINES World�s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025.

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By winning the Dubai Sheema Classic over an accomplished field, Danon Decile raised his rating to 125 from 118. He took the race by 1 � lengths over CALANDAGAN (IRE) [123], while DUREZZA (JPN) [120] was 1 � lengths back in third. REBEL�S ROMANCE (IRE) [120], who won the race last year, was a neck back in fourth.

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Danon Decile, whose previous top-level victory came in the 2024 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1), began his 2025 campaign with a victory in the American Jockey Club Cup (G2) in January. Both Calandagan and Durezza were making their first starts of the year, while Rebel�s Romance won the H H The Amir Trophy (G3) in February.

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SOUL RUSH (JPN) [121] also impressed in Dubai when he won the Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World (G1) by a nose over ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE) [126]. MALJOOM (IRE) [118] finished third, 1 � lengths behind the leaders.

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Soul Rush began his season with a third-place finish in the Nakayama Kinen (G2), while Romantic Warrior came into the Dubai Turf off of a narrow defeat to FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) [127] in the Saudi Cup (G1). In January, Romantic Warrior won the Jebel Hatta Presented by Longines (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

Chief Advisor on World Racehorse Rankings, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Telephone +852 2966 8337

Email nigel.c.gray@hkjc.org.hk

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Dominic Gardiner-Hill, co-chairman, LONGINES World�s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee

Head of Handicapping, British Horseracing Authority

E-mail dgardinerhill@britishhorseracing.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 8^th May 2025.

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E-Mail: achesser@jockeyclub.com�