The Longines Worlds Best Racehorse Rankings are for 3yos and upwards which raced between 1 January and 7 September 2014. The latest rankings were published on 11 September 2014.
Japanese-trained 5-y-o JUST A WAY (JPN) [130] has now completed six months as the top rated horse in the 2014 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings on the strength of his outstanding victory in the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Meydan in March. However the feature of the past month of top class racing action has been the terrific performances put up by the 3-yo generation.
Dual Derby winner AUSTRALIA (GB) [126] is now the joint second highest rated horse in the world, having put up his best effort to date in the Gr1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York in August. Already the winner of the Gr1 Investec Derby at Epsom and the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh in June, Australia completed his Group 1 hat-trick with a two length success over Gr1 Prix du Jockey Club winner THE GREY GATSBY (IRE) [121].
Sharing second place with Australia are VARIETY CLUB (SAF) [126], the four length winner of the Gr1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin in May, and KINGMAN (GB) [126], who recorded his fourth consecutive Group 1 triumph with a smooth success in the Gr1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois at Deauville in August.
In North America, SHARED BELIEF (USA) [122] maintained his unbeaten record in impressive style when capturing the Gr1 TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Now the winner of six races by a cumulative margin of 31.75 lengths, Shared Belief defeated the Gr2 UAE Derby (sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group) winner Toast Of New York (USA) by a decisive two and three-quarter lengths.
The top performance by a filly since the previous edition of the Rankings was put up by TAPESTRY (IRE) [120]. Having finished strongly into second place in the Gr1 Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh in July, Tapestry produced a much improved display to become the first horse to lower the colours of TAGHROODA (GB) [124], the pair pulling seven lengths and more clear of their rivals in the Gr1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks.
| LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses | |||
| Rank | Horse | Rating | Trained |
| 1 | JUST A WAY (JPN) | 130 | JPN |
| 2 | AUSTRALIA (GB) | 126 | IRE |
| 2 | KINGMAN (GB) | 126 | GB |
| 2 | VARIETY CLUB (SAF) | 126 | UAE |
| 5 | SEA THE MOON (GER) | 125 | GER |
| 6 | CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) | 124 | USA |
| 6 | GAME ON DUDE (USA) | 124 | USA |
| 6 | GOLD SHIP (JPN) | 124 | JPN |
| 6 | TAGHROODA (GB) | 124 | GB |
| 6 | THE FUGUE (GB) | 124 | GB |
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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).
The full list and further information on the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are available on the IFHA website.
The next edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings will be published on Thursday 9th October 2014.
