California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), winner of this year's G1 Dubai World Cup and GI Pacific Classic, has improved his ranking from 128 to 133 and secured a spot at the top of the seventh installment of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, it was announced Thursday. The chestnut moves to the front by virtue of his win in the Aug. 20 Pacific Classic, in which he defeated a loaded field that included three-time champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) and MGISW Dortmund (Big Brown). Owned by California Chrome LLC and trained by Art Sherman, the 5-year-old is now unbeaten in five starts in 2016.
Japan's A Shin Hikari (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})–who held the top spot in the Aug. 7 rankings–moves into a tie for second with GI Travers S. winner Arrogate (Unbridled's Song) at a ranking of 129. G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. winner Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB }) and celebrated Australian mare Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) round out the top five spots, tied with a ranking of 127.
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