International Ceremony to Honor Wise Dan
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Black Caviar and Treve, the joint top-rated horses in the 2013 Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings at 130, are to be recognized as such during the Longines World's Best Racehorse Ceremony at the gala dinner of the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 6 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner and reigning U.S. Horse of the Year Wise Dan, the third-highest rated horse in the rankings at 129, also will be recognized at the ceremony. It marks the first year in which connections of the three highest-rated horses in the World's Best Racehorse Rankings will be honored at the gala dinner.
The World's Best Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the World Rankings Supervisory Committee and published by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.
Rounding out the top 10 are Novellist (128); Toronado (126); and tied at 125 are Animal Kingdom , Dawn Approach, Game On Dude, Mucho Macho Man, Olympic Glory, and Orfevre.