Mage, Cody's Wish Join World's Best Racehorse Rankings

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage  and Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) winner Cody's Wish  joined the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings at 119 after their performances May 6 at Churchill Downs.

Hong Kong-based Lucky Sweynesse (NZ), who is undefeated in five starts this year, has moved into the co-third position in the third edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023. The 5-year-old by Sweynesse (AUS) improved his rating to 124 from 123 with his 3 1/4-length victory in the Chairman's Sprint Prize (G1).

Art Collector , a 6-year-old son of Bernardini, is the highest-ranked United States-based runner among the top 12. The winner of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and runner-up most recently in the May 5 Alysheba Stakes (G2) is rated at 121 and co-ranked in ninth place.

A quintet of horses received a rating of 120 in the past month, including Schweppes All Aged Stakes (G1) Giga Kick (AUS); Prix Ganay (G1) winner Iresine (FR); Mutasaabeq (GB), who won the bet365 Mile (G2); Sol Oriens (JPN), winner of the Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) (G1); and, Up to the Mark  [120], who won the Turf Classic Stakes (G1) by 3 3/4 lengths on the Kentucky Derby undercard.

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The next edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings will be published June 8.