Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) has maintained her position atop the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings with a rating of 130. Unbeaten in her last 26 outings, the 7-year-old mare made the first start of her spring campaign when taking the race named in her honour, the G1 Winx S., at Randwick on Aug. 18.
Just off Winx on a mark of 129 are last year's American Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) and G1 Prince of Wales's S. and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. winner Poet's Word (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}). G2 Hardwicke S. winner Crystal Ocean (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), runner-up to his stablemate Poet's Word in the King George, is ranked fourth at 128 while Roaring Lion (Kitten's Joy) breaks into the top five for the 127 mark he earned winning the G1 Juddmonte International. A trio of Europeans are tied on 125: Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), who made up for a long absence with a dominating win in the G3 September S. on Sept. 8.
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