Following his dramatic victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Torquator Tasso (GER) [125] is the biggest mover in the eighth edition of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2021.
| LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings
Leading Horses |
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| Rank | Horse | Rating | Trained |
| 1 | ADAYAR (IRE) | 127 | GB |
| 1 | MISHRIFF (IRE) | 127 | GB |
| 1 | ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR) | 127 | IRE |
| 4 | PALACE PIER (GB) | 125 | GB |
| 4 | TORQUATOR TASSO (GER) | 125 | GER |
| 6 | KNICKS GO (USA) | 124 | USA |
| 6 | NATURE STRIP (AUS) | 124 | AUS |
Germany's Torquator Tasso proved the most game in the Arc, defeating Tarnawa (IRE) [120] by three-quarters of a length at ParisLongchamp to earn his 125 rating. Both are newly ranked off their efforts. Hurricane Lane (IRE) [123] finished a short head behind in third to raise his rating to 123 from 121, while Adayar (IRE) [127] was fourth.
Torquator Tasso came into the Arc having won the 149th Wettstar Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) by a length in September. Earlier in the season, he took the Grosser Hansa-Preis der Baum Unternehmensgruppe (G2) by 4 ½ lengths.
Trueshan (FR) [120] also finds himself ranked after his performance on Arc weekend, as he defeated Stradivarius by 4 ½ lengths in the Qatar Prix du Cadran (G1). In his previous start, Trueshan won the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (G1) by 3 ¾ lengths.
Meanwhile, in America, the 3-year-old division continues to be a tight-knit group. Medina Spirit (USA) [123] is now ranked after defeating his elders by five lengths in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1). Hot Rod Charlie (USA) [121] is also ranked, having won the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) by 2 ¼ lengths over Midnight Bourbon (USA) [120]. In his previous start, Hot Rod Charlie was disqualified from his victory in the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) for interfering with Midnight Bourbon, making Mandaloun (USA) [120] the official winner. Following the Haskell, Midnight Bourbon finished second by a neck to Essential Quality (USA) [122] in the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1).
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