LATEST LONGINES WORLD’S BEST RANKINGS 13 Nov 2020 18:21
After a dominant
victory in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Authentic moved into a tie for
second in the fourth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
for 2020.
Authentic improved
his rating to 126 from 124, which he had received after taking the Kentucky
Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, and he is the co-second highest rated
horse along with Palace Pier, four points behind World’s Best Racehorse leader
Ghaiyyath (130).
LONGINES World’s Best
Racehorse Rankings
1st130 pt. Ghaiyyath.
2nd126 pt. Palace
Pier.
3rd125 pt. Persian
King.
3rd125 pt.
Stradivarius.
3rd125 pt. Tiz The
Law.
6th124 pt. Almond
Eye.
6th124 pt. Authentic.
6th124 pt. Enable.
Authentic won the
Classic by 2 ¼ lengths over Improbable (123), while Global Campaign (120)
finished third. Authentic also has posted victories this year in the TVG.com
Haskell Stakes, San Felipe Stakes, and Sham Stakes. He was retired after the
Classic and will stand at Spendthrift Farm in 2021.
Several other races
during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships also impacted the rankings. Order
of Australia (120) is newly ranked after defeating Circus Maximus (120) by a
neck in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF.
Tarnawa (120) finds
herself ranked after beating Magical (121), Channel Maker (120), Lord North
(123), and Mogul (121) to the finish line in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf.
In her previous start, Tarnawa had defeated Alpine Star (120) by a neck in the
Prix de l’Opera Longines.
