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Flightline Retains 139 Rating To Top LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Standings

Flightline (USA) [139], who closed out his undefeated career in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), maintains his commanding lead in the ninth edition of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2022.

In the Breeders' Cup Classic, Flightline pulled away from the field to win by a record 8 ¼ lengths. Olympiad (USA) [124] was second, while Taiba (USA) [123] was another half-length back in third. With their efforts, Olympiad raised his rating to 124 from 120, and Taiba's rating improved to 123 from 122. Following the Breeders' Cup Classic, it was announced that Flightline, the highest rated horse in the world, has been retired.

Rebel's Romance (IRE) [122] also impressed during the Breeders' Cup World Championships and joins the rankings following his 2 ¼-length win the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1). It was his fifth consecutive victory and third at the highest level, following wins in the Westminster 132nd Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) and 60th Preis von Europa prasentiert von DZ Privatbank (G1).

Meanwhile, both Equinox (JPN) [123] and Panthalassa (JPN) [121] find themselves ranked following their dramatic efforts in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1). Equinox ran down the front-running Panthalassa to win by a length in that contest.

Additionally, Bay Bridge (GB) [122] improved his rating to 122 from 120 after defeating Adayar (IRE) [121] by a half-length in the Qipco Champion Stakes (G1). My Prospero (IRE) [121] was a nose back in third, while Baaeed (GB) [135] was fourth.

Also joining the latest rankings is California Spangle (IRE) [121], who has won both the Celebration Cup (G3) and Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy (G2) this season in Hong Kong.

LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses click here for complete rankings
Rank	Horse	Rating	Trained
1	FLIGHTLINE (USA)	139	USA
2	BAAEED (GB)	135	GB
3	NATURE STRIP (AUS)	126	AUS
4	EPICENTER (USA)	125	USA
4	LIFE IS GOOD (USA)	125	USA
4	VADENI (FR)	125	FR
7	KYPRIOS (IRE)	124	IRE
7	OLYMPIAD (USA)	124	USA
7	PYLEDRIVER (GB)	124	GB
7	TITLEHOLDER (JPN)	124	JPN
7	TORQUATOR TASSO (GER)	124	GER

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Coolmore Fees: No Nay Never Up To 175k and Blackbeard To Start At 25k

Off the back of a star-studded season, No Nay Never will stand for €175,000 in 2023, which represents a €50,000 rise, while his dual Group 1-winning son Blackbeard (Ire) will join him on the Coolmore roster next year at a price of €25,000.

No Nay Never has had an exceptional year. Older filly Alcohol Free (Ire) landed the G1 July Cup at Newmarket, but it has been his Coolmore-owned and Aidan O'Brien-trained juveniles that have set tongues wagging this term.

Like his father, Blackbeard landed the G1 Prix Morny in Deauville before doubling his tally at the highest level in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket.

While he was prematurely retired due to a training injury, Group 1 scorers Little Big Bear (Ire) and Meditate (Ire) sit at the head of the ante-post markets for the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas respectively.

Coolmore's director of sales, David O'Loughlin said, “No Nay Never has had an unbelievable year. The quality of the mares he got off the back of his success has really been shining through and, to have three individual Group 1-winning two-year-olds in the one year, he has caught the attention of a lot of people.

“It has been another big week for him with Meditate winning the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and she is now a leading fancy for the 1,000 Guineas. Little Big Bear is favourite for the 2,000 Guineas, so No Nay Never has a big chance for the first two Classics of the season. That means a lot for us because we are trying to win the Classics.”

Sioux Nation hails from the same sire line being a son of Scat Daddy, and enjoyed a terrific debut season at stud at Coolmore with 43 winners. He will have his fee increased from €10,000 to 17,500 next year. Blackbeard is being backed to make a similar splash in his debut season by O'Loughlin.

He said, “To get a horse like Blackbeard on the roster is hugely exciting as well. Breeders love fast horses and he proved himself of the highest quality this season and was reminiscent of his father when winning the G1 Prix Morny is some style before following up in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket. That was the icing on the cake of another big season.

“Blackbeard is very like his father-the same colour, shape and he has the movement. Everything a breeder wants, he has. He's also out of a very fast mare who Eddie Lynam trained [Muirin (Ire) (Born To Sea {Ire})] so I think a lot of people will be keen to use him.”

O'Loughlin added, “Commercially, what is driving the market is international appeal. When the international market zones in on a particular sire line, it puts a lot of value on that, much more than the domestic market can. No Nay Never is a good example of that as he has international appeal.

“Take Justify as another example, he has had two Group winners in Europe and three stakes winners in America. It's obvious that he is working both sides of the Atlantic-he has the dirt horses and horses who can do it in Europe as well. For breeders, it will help when they use Arizona, Blackbeard and Sioux Nation because they all hail from that exceptional Scat Daddy line. It's all the one line.”

Like Sioux Nation, Coolmore's Saxon Warrior (Jpn) made a big impression with his first crop of runners. As well as having the highly-touted Auguste Rodin (Ire) to look forward to this season, Saxon Warrior came up trumps with Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Victoria Road (Ire), one of 21 international winners in his first season.

O'Loughlin said, “Saxon Warrior had an exceptional year. Again, he's a horse with international appeal being a son of Deep Impact (Jpn), who was the best horse to stand in Japan. Auguste Rodin is a very special horse and Victoria Road crowned a remarkable year with his victory in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf.

“It's remarkable because Saxon Warrior wasn't the most precocious of horses and, for him to be getting all of these top-class two-year-olds is a big statement. He has some very good two-year-olds and who's to say that Greenland (Ire) won't be the best of them all. I know that a lot of people think he is a high-class horse to look forward to next year. Some big breeders have latched on to him after his debut season and I even sold a nomination to him out here in Keeneland the other day. They think the horse is great value at €35,000.”

Wootton Bassett will stand for €150,000, St Mark's Basilica's 2023 fee is €65,000, and Camelot (GB) is at €60,000. Churchill (Ire), the sire of dual Group 1 winner Vadeni (Fr), has had his fee increased to €30,000, Starspangledbanner (Aus) will stand for €50,000, Australia (GB) and Sottsass (Fr) for €25,000 and Ten Sovereigns (Ire) and Gleneagles (Ire) for €17,500.

Footstepsinthesand, Circus Maximus, Calyx and US Navy Flag are set at €10,000, Arizona (Ire) is €5,000 and Gustav Klimt (Ire) will be available at €4,000.

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Brown ‘Optimistic’ Domestic Spending May Be Released To Local Farm Next Week

Trainer Chad Brown released an update Tuesday on the condition of Grade 1 winner Domestic Spending, following a diagnosis of a pelvic fracture after the 5-year-old was pulled up during his bid in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland on Nov. 5.

Jockey Flavien Prat pulled up the gelding going into the final turn of the turf course and brought him to the outside rail before unsaddling quickly. The horse was vanned to nearby Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, where he has been receiving treatment.

On Sunday, Brown took to Twitter to confirm Domestic Spending's diagnosis. He also explained that his veterinary team believed the fracture had occurred when the horse left the starting gate, and worsened over the course of the race.

Brown's Tuesday Tweet reads: “Domestic Spending continues to do well. He is comfortable, bright, and has a great appetite. We are optimistic to release him next week to our local farm where we are committed to provide him with a pampered life in beautiful pastures.”

Prior to Breeders' Cup day, Domestic Spending had never finished off the board and has wins in the G1 Manhattan, G1 Turf Classic, G1 Hollywood Derby and the Saratoga Derby Invitational to his credit. His last race was a second in the G1 Mr. D Stakes at Arlington Park in August 2021.

He had been training towards a Breeders' Cup start in 2021 but suffered a suspensory ligament injury in the days ahead of the race.

Brown conditions the 5-year-old for owner Klaravich Stables (Seth Klarman). He was bred in England by Rabbah Bloodstock and is by Kingman, out of Street Cry mare Urban Castle.

Pelvic fractures in racehorses can happen as the result of a traumatic event, but can also be associated with repetitive stress, sometimes in relation to breaking from a starting gate.

Domestic Spending continues to do well. He is comfortable, bright, and has a great appetite. We are optimistic to release him next week to our local farm where we are committed to provide him with a pampered life in beautiful pastures.

— Chad C. Brown (@TheRealChadCBr1) November 8, 2022

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‘We’re Supposed To Be Protecting The Horse’: Tyler’s Tribe Trainer Bemoans Lack Of Lasix, Targets Kentucky Derby

Trainer Tim Martin told Horse Racing Nation this week that the bleeding episode suffered by 2-year-old Tyler's Tribe in the Breeders' Cup was the gelding's first instance of EIPH, or exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage.

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint was also the first start Tyler's Tribe made without Lasix; the World Championships ban race-day medications. The diuretic is allowed at the Tyler's Tribe's home track, Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Ia., as well as the race-day use of the NSAID bute. At Prairie Meadows, Tyler's Tribe was undefeated through five starts by a combined 59 3/4 lengths.

At Keeneland, jockey Kylee Jordan made the lead out of the starting gate, but quickly noticed something wasn't right with Tyler's Tribe and eased the gelding under the wire behind the rest of the field. He was vanned off the course.

“What are we doing? Do we care about the horse?” Martin told HRN. “I just don't understand it. If the horse needs Lasix, why not give him Lasix?

“We're supposed to be protecting the horse. We're protecting nothing. Lasix ain't hurt nothing. It just helps the horse.”

Tyler's Tribe offered one of the most moving stories of Breeders' Cup week: co-owner Tom Lepic named Tyler's Tribe after his 8-year-old grandson Tyler Juhl, who was diagnosed with leukemia and treated for over two years at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.

Lepic purchased Tyler's Tribe for $34,000 as a yearling in the fall of 2021 from the ITBOA Fall Mixed Sale. He named the son of Sharp Azteca after his grandson in an effort to boost the young man's spirits. Tyler Juhl is now cancer-free.

After the bleeding episode in the Breeders' Cup, Tyler's Tribe was sent to a training center in Arkansas for a break.

Martin believes Tyler's Tribe could successfully stretch out in distance in 2023 (the gelding has yet to race beyond six furlongs). The trainer plans to point Tyler's Tribe toward the Road to the Kentucky Derby, with a first stop planned for the one-mile Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 1.

The 2021 Kentucky Derby marked the first year the Run for the Roses was contested without the permitted use of furosemide (often referred to by the brand name, Lasix). Points will only be awarded to horses who compete on race day without Lasix in Road to the Kentucky Derby races; any points earned by horses with Lasix on race day will be vacated.

According to Oaklawn's condition book, “pursuant to Arkansas Racing Commission Rule 1232(5), the use of furosemide is prohibited in any horses participating in races that award points toward eligibility in the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.”