As the name suggests, the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings reflect the truly global nature of the sport, with Nyquist (Uncle Mo) having shot into the joint-third slot following his victory in Saturday's G1 Kentucky Derby.
Star Australian mare Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) currently shares top billing with a former Kentucky Derby winner and recent Dubai World Cup hero California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) on a mark of 126.
Right behind them on 124 is a quartet representing Japan, America, England and Hong Kong. Nyquist, who improved from a ranking of 118, is now on equal footing with reigning Japanese Horse of the Year Maurice (JPN) (Screen Hero {JPN}), G1 Dubai Sheema Classic winner Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and G1 Hong Kong Derby winner Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}).
Kentucky Derby runner-up Exaggerator (Curlin) has been promoted to 121 along with G2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S. winner Tepin (Bernstein), while recent G1 QIPCO 2,000 Guineas and G1 QIPCO 1,000 Guineas winners Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) and Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) are both ranked 120.
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