The 2024 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2024 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on 21 January 2025. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2024. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or where they were trained.
Rankings for 2024 For a detailed guide to this table, see below. Rank Rating Horse Age Sex Trained Surface Cat. 1 128 City of Troy (USA) 3 C IRE Turf I 1 128 Laurel River (USA) 6 H UAE Dirt I 3 127 Via Sistina (IRE) 6 M AUS Turf I 4 126 Goliath (GER) 4 G FR Turf L 5 125 Calandagan (IRE) 3 G FR Turf I 5 125 Do Deuce (JPN) 5 H JPN Turf L 5 125 Fierceness (USA) 3 C USA Dirt I 5 125 Romantic Warrior (IRE) 6 G HK TurfI 5 125 Sierra Leone (USA) 3 C USA Dirt I 10 124 Charyn (IRE) 4 C GB TurfM 11 123 Anmaat (IRE) 6 G GB TurfI 11 123 Durezza (JPN) 4 C JPN TurfL 11 123 Economics (GB) 3 C GB TurfI 11 123 Rebel's Romance (IRE) 6 G GB/UAE TurfL 11 123 Shin Emperor (FR) 3 C JPN TurfL 16 122 Audience (GB) 5 G GB TurfL 16 122 Auguste Rodin (IRE) 4 C IRE TurfI, L 16 122 Bluestocking (GB) 4 F GB TurfL 16 122 Kyprios (IRE) 6 H IRE TurfE 16 122 Notable Speech (GB) 3 C GB TurfM 16 122 Rosallion (IRE) 3 C GB TurfM 16 122 Rousham Park (JPN) 5 H JPN TurfL 16 122 White Birch (GB) 4 C IRE TurfI 24 121 Blow the Horn (JPN) 5 H JPN TurfL 24 121 Cogburn (USA) 5 H USA TurfS 24 121 Dornoch (USA) 3 C USA DirtM 24 121 Forever Young (JPN) 3 C JPN DirtI 24 121 Giavellotto (IRE) 5 H GB TurfL 24 121 I Wish I Win (NZ) 6 G AUS TurfI 24 121 Ka Ying Rising (NZ) 4 G HK TurfS 24 121 Los Angeles (IRE) 3 C IRE TurfL 24 121 National Treasure (USA) 4 C USA DirtM 24 121 Shahryar (JPN) 6 H JPN TurfL 24 121 Soul Rush (JPN) 6 H JPN TurfM 35 120 Al Riffa (FR) 4 C IRE TurfI, L 35 120 Aventure (IRE) 3 F FR TurfL 35 120 Danon Decile (JPN) 3 C JPN TurfL 35 120 Facteur Cheval (IRE) 5 G FR TurfM 35 120 Fantastic Moon (GER) 4 C GER TurfL 35 120 Giga Kick (AUS) 5 G AUS TurfS 35 120 Henry Longfellow (IRE) 3 C IRE TurfM 35 120 Look de Vega (FR) 3 C FR TurfI 35 120 Master of The Seas (IRE) 6 G GB TurfM 35 120 Mr Brightside (NZ) 7 G AUS TurfM 35 120 Mystik Dan (USA) 3 C USA DirtI 35 120 Pride Of Jenni (AUS) 7 M AUS TurfI 35 120 Private Eye (AUS) 7 G AUS TurfS 35 120 Prognosis (JPN) 6 H JPN TurfI 35 120 Senor Buscador (USA) 6 H USA DirtM 35 120 Thorpedo Anna (USA) 3 F USA DirtM 35 120 Tribalist (GB) 5 H FR TurfM 35 120 Voyage Bubble (AUS) 6 G HK TurfM 35 120 Zarakem (FR) 4 C FR TurfI
Guide A complete guide to the main table above.
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