With his six-length victory in last month's G1 Juddmonte International, Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) has joined St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Adayar (GB) (Frankel {GB}) atop the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings with a rating of 127. St Mark's Basilica won the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix du Jockey Club before besting Addeybb (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) and Mishriff in the G1 Eclipse S., while Adayar became the first horse to 20 years to sweep the G1 Derby and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S., defeating Mishriff in the latter contest.
Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who has defended his title in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois since the last rankings release, sits fourth worldwide with a rating of 125. Last out GI Whitney S. winner Knicks Go (Paynter) and multiple Group 1-winning Australian sprinter Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) are a joint fifth at 124.
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