Following their successes at Royal Ascot, Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) now share joint-fourth position after the fifth edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2024 were released on Thursday.
Auguste Rodin earned his rating of 122 when he won the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes by three quarters of a length from Zarakem (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) (120), while Rosallion gained a narrow victory over Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) (121) in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes.
The only horses ranked ahead of that pair are Laurel River (Into Mischief), who earned a rating of 128 when winning the G1 Dubai World Cup by eight and a half lengths, and the multiple top-level winners City Of Troy (Justify) and Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who share joint-second position with a rating of 123.
Several other winners during Royal Ascot also feature in this month's rankings. Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) (120) finds himself ranked after winning the G1 Queen Anne Stakes by two and a quarter lengths, while Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (120) earned a spot by taking the G1 Gold Cup by a length.
Elsewhere, Blow The Horn (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) (121) impressed in Japan when he won the G1 Takarazuka Kinen by two lengths, while California Spangle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (120) improved his rating following a narrow defeat in the G3 Premier Cup in Hong Kong.
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).
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