Flightline Remains Far Ahead in World Rankings
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Flightline wins the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland
With a rating of 139, Flightline , who closed out his undefeated career in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), maintains a commanding lead in the ninth edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2022.
In the Breeders' Cup Classic, Flightline pulled away from the field to win by a record 8 1/4 lengths. Olympiad (124) was second, while Taiba (123) was another half-length back in third. With their efforts, Olympiad raised his rating to 124 from 120, and Taiba's rating improved to 123 from 122. Flightline has since been retired to stud at Lane's End Farm
Rebel's Romance (122) also impressed during the Breeders' Cup World Championships and joins the rankings following his 2 1/4-length win in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T). It was his fifth consecutive victory and third at the highest level, following wins in the Westminster 132nd Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) and 60th Preis von Europa prasentiert von DZ Privatbank (G1).
Meanwhile, both Equinox (123) and Panthalassa (121) find themselves ranked following their dramatic efforts in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1). Equinox ran down the front-running Panthalassa to win by a length in that contest.
Additionally, Bay Bridge (122) improved his rating to 122 from 120 after defeating Adayar (121) by a half-length in the Qipco Champion Stakes (G1). Also joining the latest rankings is California Spangle (121), a group 3 and group 2 winner this season in Hong Kong.
The full rankings can be found online.