SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) [124] has joined the top five in the third edition of the
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2019. He now sits just behind joint leaders
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) [125],
CITY OF LIGHT (USA) [125] and
WINX (AUS) [125].
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Leading Horses
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|
| Rank |
Horse |
Rating |
Trained |
| 1 |
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) |
125 |
HK |
| 1 |
CITY OF LIGHT (USA) |
125 |
USA |
| 1 |
WINX (AUS) |
125 |
AUS |
| 4 |
SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) |
124 |
AUS |
| 5 |
HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) |
123 |
AUS |
| 6 |
OLD PERSIAN (GB) |
122 |
UAE |
| 6 |
WALDGEIST (GB) |
122 |
FR |
| 8 |
THUNDER SNOW (IRE) |
121 |
UAE |
Santa Ana Lane previously was rated at 120 but improved to 124 off of his victory in the
Aquis T J Smith Stakes (G1). He pulled away to a 3 ½-length victory in the sprint contest at Randwick.
From France,
WALDGEIST (GB) [122] joins the rankings after he won the
Prix Ganay (G1) by 4 ½ lengths at ParisLongchamp in his first start of the year.
Additionally, a number of horses from around the world share the ninth position with a rating of 120. Australia’s
HARTNELL (GB) [120] and South Africa’s
HAWWAAM (SAF) [120] both improved to 120 off of previous ratings of 119, while
MAGICAL (IRE) [120] joins the rankings after she easily took the
Alleged Stakes (G3) in Ireland.
In the United States,
MAXIMUM SECURITY (USA) [120] is ranked off of his effort in the
Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). The same weekend at Churchill Downs,
MCKINZIE (USA) [120] won the
Alysheba Stakes presented by Sentient Jet (G2) by 4 ¾ lengths, and
MITOLE (USA) [120] took the
Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Twinspires.com (G1) by 3 ½ lengths.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong,
WIN BRIGHT (JPN) [120] proved victorious in the
FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) over
EXULTANT (IRE) [120].
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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 13th June 2019.
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