Following the release of Thursday's Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Poet's Word (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}) jumped from 125 to 129 after winning the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. and sits in a joint second with U.S. Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Aus}). The duo trails Australian champion Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) by one point. G2 Hardwicke S. victor Crystal Ocean (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), only a neck behind Poet's Word in the King George, improved eight points to 128 to take fourth. Shadwell's Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) dominated the G2 King George Qatar S. and now shares fifth place with Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Farther down the list, Good Magic (Curlin) easily won the GI Haskell Invitational S. at Monmouth Park and moved up to 122 from 120. Recent G1 Qatar Sussex S. hero Lightning Spear (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) sits at a joint 120 with GI Whitney S. one-two Diversify (Bellamy Road) and Mind Your Biscuits (Posse), the same mark as GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. victor Imperial Hint (Imperialism).
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