Australian sprinting king Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) won the G1 T J Smith S. in Australia recently and moves to the top of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings with a mark of 124 shared with GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. hero Life Is Good (Into Mischief).
Next on the rankings list is Speaker's Corner (Street Sense), the 4 1/2-length victor of the GI Carter H. at 123. Hong Kong superhorse Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) returned to the winner's circle in the G2 Chairman's Trophy S., and was given a mark of 122. A pair of U.S. runners sit just one point lower-G1 Dubai World Cup hero Country Grammer (Tonalist) and Saturday's GII Shakertown S. hero Golden Pal (Uncle Mo).
Five horses are a joint-seventh in the rankings at a mark of 120: $20-million G1 Saudi Cup hero Emblem Road (Quality Road), G1 Lightning S. hero Home Affairs (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), G1 Dubai Sheema Classic victor Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), G1 Queen Elizabeth S. scorer Think It Over (Aus) (So You Think {NZ}) and Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}), who was second in the Queen Elizabeth. For the complete Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, please visit the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' website.
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