2022 World's Best Racehorse Rankings Explained

The 2022 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2022 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings.[1] It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on 25 January 2022.[2] It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2022. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or where they were trained.

Rankings for 2022

Rank
Rating
Horse
Age
Sex
Trained
Surface
Cat.
1140Flightline (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center I
2135Baaeed (GB)4CGBTurfalign=center I
3126Equinox (JPN)3CJPNTurfalign=center L
3126Nature Strip (AUS)8GAUSTurfalign=center S
5125Epicenter (USA)3CUSADirtalign=center I
5125Life Is Good (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center M
5125Vadeni (FR)3CFRTurfalign=center L
8124Golden Sixty (AUS)7GHKTurfalign=center M
8124Kyprios (IRE)4GIRETurfalign=center E
8124Olympiad (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center I
8124Pyledriver (GB)5HGBTurfalign=center L
8124Real World (IRE)5HGBTurfalign=center M
8124Romantic Warrior (IRE)4GHKTurfalign=center I
8124Titleholder (JPN)4CJPNTurfalign=center L
8124Torquator Tasso (GER)5HGERTurfalign=center L
16123Alpinista (GB)5MGBTurfalign=center L
16123California Spangle (IRE)4GHKTurfalign=center M
16123Desert Crown (GB)3CGBTurfalign=center L
16123Luxembourg (IRE)3CUSATurfalign=center I
16123Taiba (USA)3CUSADirtalign=center M, I
16123Vela Azul (JPN)5HJPNTurfalign=center L
22122Bay Bridge (GB)4CGBTurfalign=center I
22122Hukum (IRE)5HGBTurfalign=center L
22122Onesto (IRE)3CFRTurfalign=center I
22122Rebel's Romance (IRE)4GGBTurfalign=center T
22122Serifos (JPN)3CJPNTurfalign=center M
22122Speakers Corner (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center S, M
22122State Of Rest (IRE)4CIRETurfalign=center I
29121Adayar (IRE)4CGBTurfalign=center I
29121Al Hakeem (GB)3CFRTurfalign=center L
29121Anamoe (AUS)4CAUSTurfalign=center I
29121Coroebus (IRE)3CGBTurfalign=center M
29121Country Grammer (USA)5HUSADirtalign=center I
29121Golden Pal (USA)4CUSATurfalign=center S
29121Hot Rod Charlie (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center M
29121Jack Christopher (USA)3CUSADirtalign=center S
29121Jackie's Warrior (USA)4CUSADirtalign=center S
29121Minzaal (IRE)4CGBTurfalign=center S
29121Modern Games (IRE)3CGBTurfalign=center M
29121My Prospero (IRE)3CGBTurfalign=center I
29121Shahryar (JPN)4CJPNTurfalign=center L
29121Trueshan (FR)6GGBArtificialalign=center E
29121Wellington (AUS)6GHKTurfalign=center S
44120Boldog Hos (JPN)3CJPNTurfalign=center L
44120Do Deuce (JPN)3CJPNTurfalign=center L
44120Dreamloper (IRE)5MGBTurfalign=center M
44120El Bodegon (IRE)3CAUSTurfalign=center I
44120Emblem Road (USA)4CKSADirtalign=center M
44120Giga Kick (AUS)3GAUSTurfalign=center S
44120Hishi Iguazu (JPN)6HJPNTurfalign=center L
44120Home Affairs (AUS)4CAUSTurfalign=center S
44120I'm Thunderstruck (NZ)5GGBTurfalign=center M, I
44120Inspiral (GB)3FGBTurfalign=center M
44120Light Infantry (FR)3CGBTurfalign=center M
44120Mishriff (IRE)5HGBTurfalign=center I
44120Mo Donegal (USA)3CUSADirtalign=center L
44120Panthalassa (JPN)5HJPNTurfalign=center I
44120Private Eye (AUS)5GAUSTurfalign=center S
44120Rich Strike (USA)3CUSADirtalign=center M, I
44120Think It Over (AUS)7GAUSTurfalign=center I
44120Tunnes (GER)3CGERTurfalign=center L
44120Weltreisende (JPN)5HJPNTurfalign=center L
44120Westover (GB)3CGBTurfalign=center L
44120Zaaki (GB)7GAUSTurfalign=center M, I

Guide

A complete guide to the main table above.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2022 World Thoroughbred Rankings . Horseracingintfed.com . 2023-01-19.
  2. Web site: 2022 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Summary . Horseracingintfed.com . 17 January 2023 . 2023-01-19.