Beauty Generation Joint World's Best

Thursday, May 9, 2019 | 10:20 am

Updated: May 9, 2019 at 10:24 am

SHA TIN, HK - DECEMBER 09: Beauty Generation with Zac Purton wins the Hong Kong Mile at the Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse on December 09, 2018 in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. (Photo by: Alex Evers/HKJC)

Last out G1 Champions Mile winner Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock {Aus}) is tied with Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) and City of Light (Quality Road)-both now retired-atop the Longines World's Best Racehorse rankings with a mark of 125.

Two big movers in the latest release of the rankings are Santa Ana Lane (Aus) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), whose win in the G1 TJ Smith S. elevated him to a mark of 124, and Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), who was given a rating of 122 for his victory in the G1 Prix Ganay.

Last weekend's GI Kentucky Derby card turned up some notable performances. Maximum Security (New Year's Day) is at 120 after crossing the line first in the Derby, while sharing the same mark are McKinzie (Street Sense), winner of the GIII Alysheba S. the previous day, and Mitole (Eskendereya), the 3 1/2-length winner of the GI Churchill Downs S.

Others that share that mark of 120 include Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {GB}) and Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).