Cracksman Ties Winx Atop Longines World's Best Rankings
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Cracksman wins the 2018 QIPCO Champion Stakes
As the result of his powerful performance in the QIPCO Champion Stakes (G1), Cracksman has equaled Winx in the ninth edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2018.
Both horses are rated at 130 in the rankings released Nov. 8.
Cracksman, who also won the Champion Stakes in 2017, improved his rating from 125 to 130 when he pulled away in this year's Champion to win by six lengths. Earlier this season, Cracksman won the Investec Coronation Cup (G1) and Prix Ganay—Prix de l'Inauguration de ParisLongchamp (G1).
Winx, meanwhile, completed the year with a win in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate (G1) for a record fourth time. She has won 29 consecutive races.