2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings

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The 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2020 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. [1] It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on 26 January 2021. [2] It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2020, and was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or where they were trained.

Contents

Rankings for 2020

Rank
Rating
Horse
Age
Sex
Trained
Surface
Cat.
1130 Ghaiyyath (IRE)5HGBTurfI, L
2126 Authentic (USA)3CUSADirtI
3125 Addeybb (IRE)6GGBTurfM
3125 Bivouac (AUS)4CAUSTurfS
3125 Classique Legend (AUS)5GAUSTurfS
3125 Palace Pier (GB)3CGBTurfM
3125 Persian King (IRE)4CFRTurfM
3125 Stradivarius (IRE)6HGBTurfE
3125 Tiz the Law (USA)3CUSADirtI
10124 Almond Eye (JPN)5MJPNTurfM, L
10124 Contrail (JPN)3CJPNTurfL
10124 Golden Sixty (AUS)5GHKTurfM
10124 Mohaather (GB)4CGBTurfM
10124 Nature Strip (AUS)6GAUSTurfS
15123 Battaash (IRE)6GGBTurfS
15123 Fierement (JPN)5HJPNTurfI, L
15123 Glory Vase (JPN)5HJPNTurfL
15123 Improbable (USA)4CUSADirtM
15123 Lord North (IRE)4GGBTurfI
15123 Sottsass (FR)4CFRTurfL
21122 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)4CIRETurfL
21122 Beauty Generation (NZ)8GHKTurfM
21122 Enable (GB)6MGBTurfL
21122 Gamine (USA)3FUSADirtM, S
21122 In Swoop (IRE)3CFRTurfL
21122 Kameko (USA)3CGBTurfM
21122 Love (IRE)3FIRETurfL
21122 Magical (IRE)5MIRETurfI
21122 Maximum Security (USA)4CUSADirtI
21122 Pinatubo (IRE)3CGBTurfM
21122 Swiss Skydiver (USA)3FUSADirtI
21122 Tarnawa (IRE)4FIRETurfL
21122 Tom's d'Etat (USA)7HUSADirtM
34121 Chrono Genesis (JPN)4FJPNTurfL
34121 Do It Again (SAF)6GSAFTurfL
34121 Gran Alegria (JPN)4FJPNTurfM
34121 Mogul (GB)3CIRETurfL
34121 Sir Dragonet (IRE)4CAUSTurfI
34121 Skalleti (FR)5GFRTurfI
40120 Armory (IRE)3CIRETurfI
40120 Channel Maker (CAN)6GUSATurfL
40120 Circus Maximus (IRE)4CIRETurfM
40120 Dream of Dreams (IRE)6GGBTurfS, M
40120 Exultant (IRE)6GHKTurfM
40120 Global Campaign (USA)4CUSADirtI
40120 Hawwaam (SAF)5HSAFTurfI
40120 Hot King Prawn (AUS)6GHKTurfS
40120 Japan (GB)4CIRETurfI
40120 Mishriff (IRE)3CGBTurfI
40120 Mo Forza (USA)4CUSATurfM
40120 Monomoy Girl (USA)5MUSADirtM
40120 Order of Australia (IRE)3CIRETurfM
40120 Oxted (GB)4GGBTurfS
40120 Saturnalia (JPN)4CJPNTurfI
40120 Serpentine (IRE)3CIRETurfL
40120 Space Blues (IRE)4CGBTurfS
57119 Alpine Star (IRE)3FIRETurfM
57119 Art Collector (USA)3CUSADirtM
57119 Beat The Clock (AUS)7GHKTurfS
57119 Charlatan (USA)3CUSADirtS
57119 Chrysoberyl (JPN)4CJPNDirtI
57119 Curren Bouquetd'Or (JPN)4FJPNTurfL
57119 Danon Premium (JPN)5HJPNTurfI
57119 Daring Tact (JPN)3FJPNTurfL
57119 Gold Trip (FR)3CFRTurfL
57119 Indy Champ (JPN)5HJPNTurfM
57119 Knicks Go (USA)4CUSADirtM
57119 One World (SAF)5HSAFTurfM
57119 Pyledriver (GB)3CGBTurfL
57119 Rainbow Bridge (SAF)6GSAFTurfM, L
57119 Salacia (JPN)5MJPNTurfL
57119 Salios (JPN)3CJPNTurfI, M
57119 Santa Ana Lane (AUS)8GAUSTurfS
57119 Shedaresthedevil (USA)3FUSADirtM
57119 Siskin (USA)3CIRETurfM
57119 The Revenant (GB)5GFRTurfM
57119 Vardy (SAF)5GSAFTurfM
57119 Vekoma (USA)4CUSADirtS, M
57119 Win Bright (JPN)6HJPNTurfI
80118 Admire Mars (JPN)4CJPNTurfM
80118 Benbatl (GB)6HGBTurf, DirtM
80118 Call The Wind (GB)6GFRTurfE
80118 Danon Kingly (JPN)4CJPNTurfM, I
80118 Gytrash (AUS)5GAUSTurfS
80118 Hello Youmzain (FR)4CGBTurfS
80118 Hey Doc (AUS)7GAUSTurfS
80118 Midnight Bisou (USA)5MUSADirtM
80118 Mr Stunning (AUS)8GHKTurfS
80118 Mucho Gusto (USA)4CUSADirtM
80118 Nadal (USA)3CUSADirtM
80118 Pierata (AUS)6HAUSTurfS, M
80118 Redzel (AUS)8GAUSTurfS
80118 Regal Power (AUS)5GAUSTurfM
80118 Roseman (IRE)4CGBTurfM
80118 Rothfire (AUS)3CAUSTurfS
80118 Rushing Fall (USA)5MUSATurfM
80118 Russian Camelot (IRE)3CAUSTurfM
80118 Southern Legend (AUS)8GHKTurfM
80118 Te Akau Shark (NZ)6GNZTurfM
80118 Thanks Forever (AUS)5GHKTurfS
80118 Trekking (AUS)6GAUSTurfS
80118 Trueshan (FR)4GGBTurfE
80118 Waikuku (IRE)5GHKTurfM
80118 Wichita (IRE)3CIRETurfM
80118 World Premiere (JPN)4CJPNTurfL
80118 Zulu Alpha (USA)7GUSATurfL

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