The LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings
for 3yos and upwards which raced between
1st January 2016 - 8th May 2016

Ranking Rating Cat Surface Horse YOF Sex Owner Trainer Trained
1 126 I D California Chrome (USA) 2011 H California Chrome LLC Art Sherman USA
1 126 M T Winx (AUS) 2011 F Magic Bloodstock Racing et al Chris Waller AUS
3 124 M T Maurice (JPN) 2011 H Kazumi Yoshida Noriyuki Hori JPN
3 124 I D Nyquist (USA) 2013 C Reddam Racing LLC Doug O'Neill USA
3 124 L T Postponed (IRE) 2011 H Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Roger Varian GB
3 124 I T Werther (NZ) 2011 G Johnson Chen John Moore HK
7 121 S T Chautauqua (AUS) 2010 G R & C Legh Racing, G P I Racing et al Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes AUS
7 121 M T Duramente (JPN) 2012 C Sunday Racing Co Ltd Noriyuki Hori JPN
7 121 I D Exaggerator (USA) 2013 C Big Chief Racing LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC et al Keith Desormeaux USA
7 121 M T Tepin (USA) 2011 M Robert E. Masterson Mark Casse USA
11 120 M D Effinex (USA) 2011 H Tri-Bone Stables James Jerkens USA
11 120 I T Found (IRE) 2012 F M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
11 120 I D Frosted (USA) 2012 C Godolphin Kiaran McLaughlin USA
11 120 M T Galileo Gold (GB) 2013 C Al Shaqab Racing Hugo Palmer GB
11 120 L T Ito (GER) 2011 H Gestut Schlenderhan Jean-Pierre Car GER
11 120 M T Minding (IRE) 2013 F D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
11 120 M D Songbird (USA) 2013 F Fox Hill Farms Inc Jerry Hollendorfer USA
18 119 S T Aerovelocity (NZ) (ex Naisoso Warrior) 2008 G Daniel Yeung Ngai Paul O'Sullivan HK
18 119 I T Cannock Chase (USA) 2011 H Saeed Suhail Sir Michael Stoute GB
18 119 M T Contentment (AUS) (ex Chilton County) 2010 G Benson Lo Tak Wing John Size HK
18 119 I T Dariyan (FR) 2012 C H.H. Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupré FR
18 119 I T Dee Majesty (JPN) 2013 C Masaru Shimada Yoshitaka Ninomiya JPN
18 119 I T Designs On Rome (IRE) 2010 G Cheng Keung Fai John Moore HK
18 119 L T Exosphere (GB) 2012 C Khalid Abdullah Sir Michael Stoute GB
18 119 L T Gold Actor (JPN) 2011 H Kaname Ishiro Tadashige Nakagawa JPN
18 119 S T Lucky Bubbles (AUS) 2011 G Lucky Syndicate Francis Lui HK
18 119 M T Real Steel (JPN) 2012 C Sunday Racing Co Ltd Yoshito Yahagi JPN
18 119 I T Smart Call (SAF) 2011 F Mauritzfontein Ltd Alec Laird SAF
18 119 M T Toormore (IRE) 2011 H Godolphin Richard Hannon GB

    
   
Distance Categories
S  
5f - 6.5f  : 1000m - 1300m
S (CAN/USA)  
5f - 7.99f : 1000m - 1599m
M  
6.51f - 9.49f   : 1301m - 1899m
M (CAN/USA)  
8f - 9.49f   : 1600m - 1899m
I  
9.5f - 10.5f : 1900m - 2100m
L  
10.51f - 13.5f   : 2101m - 2700m
E  
13.51f+ : 2701m+
 
   
Surface Indicators
T   Turf
D    Dirt
A    Artificial
A/T    Artificial & Turf
D/T    Dirt & Turf
A/D    Artificial & Dirt
A/D/T    Artificial, Dirt  & Turf
 
 
Gender
C Colt
H Horse
F Filly
M Mare
G Gelding
R Ridgling


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