The official listing of the world’s best racehorses (For 3yos and upwards which raced between 1st January and 8th May 2022)
Three equally rated horses from across the globe have joined the Top 5 in the third edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2022.
| LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses click here for complete rankings | |||
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| Horse | Rating | Trained | |
| LIFE IS GOOD (USA) | 124 | USA | |
| NATURE STRIP (AUS) | 124 | AUS | |
| SPEAKER’S CORNER (USA) | 123 | USA | |
| GOLDEN SIXTY (AUS) | 122 | HK | |
| COROEBUS (IRE) | 121 | GB | |
| COUNTRY GRAMMER (USA) | 121 | USA | |
| GOLDEN PAL (USA) | 121 | USA | |
| JACKIE’S WARRIOR (USA) | 121 | USA | |
| TITLEHOLDER (JPN) | 121 | JPN | |
COROEBUS (IRE) [121], JACKIE’S WARRIOR (USA) [121], and TITLEHOLDER (JPN) [121] all posted impressive performances in the past month and are now co-fifth along with previously ranked COUNTRY GRAMMER (USA) [121] and GOLDEN PAL (USA) [121].
In his first start of the season, Coroebus defeated his stablemate NATIVE TRAIL (GB) [119] by three-quarters of a length in the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (G1) in England.
In North America, Jackie’s Warrior powered to a four-length victory in the Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day. He came into the race off a win in the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) in April.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Titleholder pulled away by seven lengths en route to his score in the Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1). He began his season with a win in the Nikkei Sho (G2) in March.
Other newcomers to this month’s rankings include GEOGLYPH (JPN) [119] and RICH STRIKE (USA) [119]. Geoglyph took the Satsuki Sho (G1) by one length to earn his rating, while Rich Strike sprung an upset in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), which he won by three-quarters of a length.
Titleholder (JPN), picture Japan Racing Association
