MUBTAAHIJ is ranked 20 on the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, and effectively rated the 7th best dirt horse in the world.
Mubtaahij with owner Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and assistant trainer Trevor Brown. (Andrew Watkins).
John Moore’s Hong Kong-based Able Friend is at the top (turf), while Shared Belief (USA), shades recent Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah out of the top spot for dirt horses.
The LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
for 3yos and upwards which raced between 1st January 2015 – 10th May 2015
(The next edition will be released on 11th June 2015)
|
Ranking |
Rating |
Cat |
Surface |
Horse |
Age |
YOF |
Sex |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 | 125 | M | T | ABLE FRIEND (AUS) | 5 | 2009 | G | Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan | John Moore – HK |
| 1 | 125 | M,I | D | SHARED BELIEF (USA) | 4 | 2011 | G | Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC et al | Jerry Hollendorfer – USA |
| 3 | 124 | I | D | AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) | 3 | 2012 | C | Zayat Stables LLC | Bob Baffert – USA |
| 3 | 124 | M | T | SOLOW (GB) | 5 | 2010 | G | Wertheimer et Frere | Freddy Head – FR |
| 5 | 123 | M | T | DESIGNS ON ROME (IRE) | 5 | 2010 | G | Cheng Keung Fai | John Moore – HK |
| 5 | 123 | S | T | LANKAN RUPEE (AUS) | 5 | 2009 | G | Teeley Assets Ltd Syndicate | Mick Price – AUS |
| 7 | 122 | I | D | FIRING LINE (USA) | 3 | 2012 | C | Arnold Zetcher LLC | Simon Callaghan – USA |
| 7 | 122 | M | T | GLENEAGLES (IRE) | 3 | 2012 | C | Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier | Aidan O’Brien – IRE |
| 9 | 121 | I | T | BLAZING SPEED (GB) | 6 | 2009 | G | Fentons Racing Syndicate | Tony Cruz – HK |
| 9 | 121 | S | T | BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) | 3 | 2011 | C | Ontrack Thoroughbreds No 1, D Moretti et al | Chris Waller – AUS |
| 9 | 121 | M | D | CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) | 4 | 2011 | C | Steven Coburn & Perry Martin | Art Sherman – USA |
| 9 | 121 | I | T | CIRRUS DES AIGLES (FR) | 9 | 2006 | G | Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy | Mme C Barande Barbe – FR |
| 9 | 121 | L | T | DOLNIYA (FR) | 4 | 2011 | F | HH The Aga Khan | Alain de Royer – Dupre – FR |
| 9 | 121 | L | T | FLINTSHIRE (GB) | 5 | 2010 | H | K Abdullah | Andre Fabre – FR |
| 9 | 121 | I | D | PRINCE BISHOP (IRE) | 8 | 2007 | G | Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | Saeed bin Suroor – UAE |
| 16 | 120 | I | T | CRITERION (NZ) | 4 | 2010 | C | Sir O G Glenn | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig – AUS |
| 16 | 120 | M | D | DORTMUND (USA) | 3 | 2012 | C | Kaleem Shah Inc | Bob Baffert – USA |
| 16 | 120 | E | T | GOLD SHIP (JPN) | 6 | 2009 | H | Kobayashi Eiichi Holdings LLC | Naosuke Sugai – JPN |
| 16 | 120 | L | T | MAIN SEQUENCE (USA) | 6 | 2009 | G | Flaxman Holdings Ltd | Graham Motion – USA |
| 20 | 119 | M | D | CONSTITUTION (USA) | 4 | 2011 | C | WinStar Farm LLC & Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC | Todd Pletcher – USA |
| 20 | 119 | I | T | DURAMENTE (JPN) | 3 | 2012 | C | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | Noriyuki Hori – JPN |
| 20 | 119 | I | T | FUTURA (SAF) | 4 | 2010 | C | John T Freeman, I W Longmore & W J C Mitchell | Brett Crawford – SAF |
| 20 | 119 | S | T | GOLD-FUN (IRE) (ex Strada Colorato) | 6 | 2009 | G | Pan Sutong | Richard Gibson – HK |
| 20 | 119 | M | T | HUNTER’S LIGHT (IRE) | 7 | 2008 | H | Godolphin | Saeed bin Suroor – UAE |
| 20 | 119 | M | D | LEA (USA) | 6 | 2009 | H | Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider | William Mott – USA |
| 20 | 119 | I | D | MUBTAAHIJ (IRE) | 3 | 2012 | C | Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | Mike de Kock – UAE |
| 20 | 119 | S | D | PRIVATE ZONE (CAN) | 6 | 2009 | G | Good Friends Stable LLC | Jorge Navarro – USA |
