Field Of Gold (Kingman) and Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) have joined Forever Young (Real Steel) at the top of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025, after producing blockbuster performances to win at Royal Ascot.
Juddmonte's Field Of Gold won the G1 St James's Palace Stakes by three and a half lengths, while stablemate Ombudsman ran out a decisive winner of the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes, by two lengths from last year's G1 Champion Stakes winner Anmaat (Awtaad) [123]. Both horses are now rated 127, matching the figure Forever Young achieved when winning the G1 Saudi Cup.
Ombudsman followed his Royal Ascot victory with a runner-up effort behind Delacroix (Dubawi) in the G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown. That performance saw Delacroix climb into co-fourth position in the rankings with a rating of 126, alongside the Hong Kong champions Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) and Romantic Warrior (Acclamation).
In France, Calandagan proved better than ever when winning the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud by three and a half lengths. The son of Gleneagles now faces a rematch with his G1 Coronation Cup conqueror Jan Brueghel (Galileo) in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot later this month. With a rating of 125, that pair are rated the equal of Japanese star Danon Decile (Epiphaneia) and Sovereignty (Into Mischief), the winner of the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes.
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