The LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

09 Oct 2020 12:42


 

The LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
for 3yos and upwards which raced between
1st January 2020 – 4th October 2020
(The next edition will be released on 12th November 2020)

RankingRatingCatSurfaceHorseYOFSexOwnerTrainerTrained
1130ITGhaiyyath (IRE)2015HGodolphinCharlie ApplebyGB
2126MTPalace Pier (GB)2017CSheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al MaktoumJohn GosdenGB
3125MTPersian King (IRE)2016CGodolphin & Ballymore ThoroughbredAndre FabreFR
3125ETStradivarius (IRE)2014HBjorn NielsenJohn GosdenGB
3125IDTiz The Law (USA)2017CSackatoga StableBarclay TaggUSA
6124MTAlmond Eye (JPN)2015MSilk Racing Co LtdSakae KuniedaJPN
6124IDAuthentic (USA)2017CSpendthrift Farm, Myracehorsestable Et AlBob BaffertUSA
6124LTEnable (GB)2014MKhalid AbdullahJohn GosdenGB
6124STNature Strip (AUS)2014GR. A. E. Lyons, P. D. Harrison et alChris WallerAUS
10123MTBeauty Generation (NZ) (ex Montaigne)2012GPatrick Kwok Ho ChuenJohn MooreHK
10123MDImprobable (USA)2016CWinStar Farm LLC, China Horse Club & Starlight RacingBob BaffertUSA
10123ITLord North (IRE)2016GHH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed RacingJohn GosdenGB
10123LTLove (IRE)2017FM. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. MagnierAidan O’BrienIRE
10123MTMohaather (GB)2016CHamdan Al MaktoumMarcus TregoningGB
10123LTSottsass (FR)2016CWhite Birch FarmJean Claude RougetFR
10123MDTom’s d’Etat (USA)2013HG M B RacingAlbert Stall JrUSA
17122ITAddeybb (IRE)2014GSheikh Ahmed Al MaktoumWilliam HaggasGB
17122LTContrail (JPN)2017CShinji MaedaYoshito YahagiJPN
17122SDGamine (USA)2017FMichael Lund PetersenBob BaffertUSA
17122LTIn Swoop (IRE)2017CGestut SchlenderhanFrancis Henri GraffardFR
17122MTKameko (USA)2017CQatar RacingAndrew BaldingGB
17122MTPinatubo (IRE)2017CGodolphinCharlie ApplebyGB
17122IDSwiss Skydiver (USA)2017FPeter CallahanKenneth McPeekUSA
24121LTAnthony Van Dyck (IRE)2016CMrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. SmithAidan O’BrienIRE
24121LTDo It Again (SAF)2014GN. Jonsson, B. Kantor & Exors of the Late W. J. C. MitchellJustin SnaithSAF
24121ITJapan (GB)2016CD. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & M. MatsushimaAidan O’BrienIRE
24121ITMagical (IRE)2015MD. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. TaborAidan O’BrienIRE
24121M,IDMaximum Security (USA)2016CGary & Mary West, Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. SmithBob BaffertUSA
24121ITMishriff (IRE)2017CPrince A. A. FaisalJohn GosdenGB
24121LTMogul (GB)2017CM. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. MagnierAidan O’BrienIRE
31120MTAlpine Star (IRE)2017FNiarchos FamilyJessica HarringtonIRE
31120ITArmory (IRE)2017CMrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. SmithAidan O’BrienIRE
31120STBattaash (IRE)2014GHamdan Al MaktoumCharles HillsGB
31120STBivouac (AUS)2016CGodolphinJames CummingsAUS
31120LTChrono Genesis (JPN)2016FSunday Racing Co LtdTakashi SaitoJPN
31120MTCircus Maximus (IRE)2016CFlaxman Stables, Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. SmithAidan O’BrienIRE
31120MTExultant (IRE) (ex Irishcorrespondent)2014GEddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau HingTony CruzHK
31120ITHawwaam (SAF)2015CHamdan Al MaktoumMike de KockSAF
31120STHot King Prawn (AUS) (ex Join In)2014GLau Sak HongJohn SizeHK
31120MTMo Forza (USA)2016CBardy Farm & OG BossPeter MillerUSA
31120STOxted (GB)2016GS. Piper, T. Hirschfeld & D. FishRoger TealGB
31120ITSaturnalia (JPN)2016CU Carrot FarmKatsuhiko SumiiJPN
31120LTSerpentine (IRE)2017CMrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. SmithAidan O’BrienIRE
31120STSpace Blues (IRE)2016CGodolphinCharlie ApplebyGB
31120MDVekoma (USA)2016CR. A. Hill Stable & Gatsas StablesGeorge WeaverUSA
  Distance CategoriesS 5f – 6.5f : 1000m – 1300mS (CAN/USA) 5f – 7.99f: 1000m – 1599mM 6.51f – 9.49f  : 1301m – 1899mM (CAN/USA) 8f – 9.49f  : 1600m – 1899mI 9.5f – 10.5f: 1900m – 2100mL 10.51f – 13.5f  : 2101m – 2700mE 13.51f+: 2701m+   Surface IndicatorsTurf Dirt ArtificialA/T  Artificial & TurfD/T  Dirt & TurfA/D  Artificial & DirtA/D/T  Artificial, Dirt  & Turf  GenderCColtHHorseFFillyMMareGGelding


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