The LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings
for 3yos and upwards which raced between
1st January 2026 - 7th June 2026
| Ranking | Rating | Cat | Surface | Horse | YOF | Sex | Owner | Trainer | Trained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130 | S | T | Ka Ying Rising (NZ) | 2020 | G | Ka Ying Syndicate | David Hayes | HK |
| 2 | 126 | M | T | Bow Echo (IRE) | 2023 | C | Exors of the Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid | George Boughey | GB |
| 2 | 126 | I | T | Daryz (FR) | 2022 | C | Aga Khan Studs SCEA | Francis Henri Graffard | FR |
| 2 | 126 | I | T | Romantic Warrior (IRE) | 2018 | G | Peter Lau Pak Fai | Danny Shum | HK |
| 5 | 125 | M | T | Notable Speech (GB) | 2021 | H | Godolphin | Charlie Appleby | GB |
| 5 | 125 | M | D | Nysos (USA) | 2021 | H | Baoma Corporation | Bob Baffert | USA |
| 5 | 125 | I | T | Ombudsman (IRE) | 2021 | H | Godolphin | John & Thady Gosden | GB |
| 8 | 124 | M | T | Opera Ballo (IRE) | 2022 | C | Godolphin | Charlie Appleby | GB |
| 8 | 124 | M | D | White Abarrio (USA) | 2019 | H | C2 Racing Stable LLC, Gary Barber & La Milagrosa Stable LLC | Saffie Joseph Jr | USA |
| 10 | 123 | M | D | Forever Young (JPN) | 2021 | H | Susumu Fujita | Yoshito Yahagi | JPN |
| 11 | 122 | I | T | Almaqam (GB) | 2021 | H | Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum | Ed Walker | GB |
| 11 | 122 | L | T | Bay City Roller (IRE) | 2022 | C | Victorious Forever | George Scott | GB |
| 11 | 122 | I | T | Croix du Nord (JPN) | 2022 | C | Sunday Racing Co Ltd | Takashi Saito | JPN |
| 11 | 122 | I | D | Magnitude (USA) | 2022 | C | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | Steven Asmussen | USA |
| 11 | 122 | I | T | Masquerade Ball (JPN) | 2022 | C | Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd | Takahisa Tezuka | JPN |
| 11 | 122 | I | T | Royal Champion (IRE) | 2018 | G | Exors of the Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid | Karl Burke | GB |
| 11 | 122 | M | D | Sovereignty (USA) | 2022 | C | Godolphin Racing LLC | William Mott | USA |
| 18 | 121 | L | T | Calandagan (IRE) | 2021 | G | Aga Khan Studs SCEA | Francis Henri Graffard | FR |
| 18 | 121 | I | T | Sosie (IRE) | 2021 | H | Wertheimer & Frere | André Fabre | FR |
| 20 | 120 | M | T | Autumn Glow (AUS) | 2021 | F | Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd Syndicate & Hermitage Syndicate | Chris Waller | AUS |
| 20 | 120 | L | T | Deep Monster (JPN) | 2018 | H | DMM Dream Club Co Ltd | Yasutoshi Ikee | JPN |
| 20 | 120 | S | D | Englishman (USA) | 2023 | C | C R K Stable LLC | Cherie DeVaux | USA |
| 20 | 120 | I | D | Golden Tempo (USA) | 2023 | C | Phipps Stable & St Elias Stable | Cherie DeVaux | USA |
| 20 | 120 | M | T | Gstaad (GB) | 2023 | C | D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. Tabor | Aidan O'Brien | IRE |
| 20 | 120 | L | T | Kalpana (GB) | 2021 | M | Juddmonte | Andrew Balding | GB |
| 20 | 120 | I | T | Meisho Tabaru (JPN) | 2021 | H | Yoshitaka Matsumoto | Mamoru Ishibashi | JPN |
| 20 | 120 | M | T | More Thunder (IRE) | 2021 | H | Saeed Suhail | William Haggas | GB |
| 20 | 120 | I | T | Teao (CHI) | 2022 | C | Stud El Tata | Julio Orellana | CHI |
| 20 | 120 | S | D | T O Elvis (USA) | 2022 | C | Tomoya Ozasa | Daisuke Takayanagi | JPN |
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