Notable Speech Joins Longines WBRR In Joint-Third After Guineas Triumph

Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 10:20 am

Updated: May 9, 2024 at 10:21 am

04.05.2024, Newmarket, Notable Speech with William Buick up wins the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes at Rowley Mile racecourse, GB. Photo GALOPPFOTO/Racingfotos.com THIS IMAGE IS SOURCED FROM AND MUST BE BYLINED "RACINGFOTOS.COM"

Godolphin's undefeated G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas hero Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) has joined the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings in a joint-third at a mark of 121 after his Newmarket score, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities announced on Thursday.

Juddmonte's G1 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River (Into Mischief) leads the table at 128, with fellow Godolphin colourbearer and G1 Dubai Sheema Classic hero Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) second at 123. Sharing third with the Guineas winner are National Treasure (Quality Road) and Senor Buscador (Mineshaft).

Nine horses share a mark of 120, with newcomer and GI Kentucky Derby hero Mystik Dan (Goldencents) joining that grouping, alongside G1 Queen Elizabeth S. heroine Pride Of Jenni (Aus) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}), GI Maker's Mark Mile S. winner Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) winner Justin Milano (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}). Mystik Dan's narrowly defeated rivals Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) are both now ranked 119.