After an authoritative score in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), Authentic (USA) [126] is now the co-second highest rated horse in the fourth edition of the World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2020.
Authentic won the Classic by 2 ¼ lengths over Improbable (USA) [123], while Global Campaign (USA) [120] was third. With his victory, Authentic improved his rating to 126 from 124, which he had received after taking the Kentucky Derby (pictured).
Other wins for Authentic this year include the Haskell Stakes (Gr1), San Felipe Stakes (Gr2), and Sham Stakes (Gr3). He was retired after the Classic and will stand at Spendthrift Farm in 2021 at a fee of $75,000.
Several other races during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships also impacted the rankings. Order Of Australia (Ire) [120] is newly ranked after defeating Circus Maximus (IRE) [120] by a neck in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
Meanwhile, Tarnawa (Ire) [120] finds herself ranked after beating Magical (IRE) [121], Channel Maker (Can) [120], Lord North (Ire) [123], and Mogul (GB) [121] to the line in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr1). In her previous start, Tarnawa had defeated Alpine Star (Ire) [120] by a neck in the Prix de l’Opera (Gr1).
On British Champions Day, Addeybb (Ire) [125] improved his rating to 125 from 122 with his victory over Skalleti (Fr) [121], Magical, and Serpentine (Ire) [120] in the Champion Stakes (Gr1). Earlier this year, Addeybb won the Ranvet Stakes (Gr1) and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr1) in Australia.
Also on British Champions Day, The Revenant (GB) [120] won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Gr1) and is now ranked.
In Australia, Bivouac (Aus) [125] improved his rating to 125 from 120 after dazzling in the Darley Sprint Classic (Gr1), which he won by 3-¼ lengths over Nature Strip (Aus) [124].
In his previous start, Bivouac had finished second to the newly ranked Classique Legend [125] in The Everest. Sir Dragonet (Ire) [121] is also ranked following his victory in the W S Cox Plate (Gr1) by 1-¼ lengths over Armory (Ire) [120].
In Japan, Fierement (Jpn) [123] finds himself ranked after finishing second by half a length to Almond Eye (Jpn) [124] in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (Gr1). Chrono Genesis (Jpn) [120] was a neck back in third.
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The LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee and published by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).