The World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee (WBRRC) has welcomed The National Horseracing Authority’s Senior Handicapper, Mr Lennon Maharaj, as the South African representative.
Lennon attended his first Committee meeting in Hong Kong during the month of December 2018 which was held under the auspices of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and comprised of Racing Officials and Handicappers representing the five continents.
WBRRC Co-Chairman Mr Nigel Gray said that, “it was a pleasure to work with Lennon at the annual meeting of the WBRRC last December and said that he is looking forward to the South African Handicapper’s contributions during 2019, and in the years to come”.
The rankings are based on the performance of horses in races held during the calendar year (1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018) and takes in account the quality of opposition and achievements of each horse. Below is the final rankings for 2018 of the world’s top 10 racehorses as well as South Africa’s Top 10 Horses based on International Ratings as agreed on by the WBRRC.
LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Leading Horses for 2018
1
CRACKSMAN (GB) 130 GB
1
WINX (AUS) 130 AUS
3
ACCELERATE (USA) 128 USA
4
BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ) 127 HK
4
GUN RUNNER (USA) 127 USA
4
ROARING LION (USA) 127 GB
7
POET’S WORD (IRE) 126 GB
8
CRYSTAL OCEAN (GB) 125 GB
8
ENABLE (GB) 125 GB
8
JUSTIFY (USA) 125 USA
Top-rated Last Winter
South Africa’s Top 10 Horses for 2018 as at 31 December 2018
1
LAST WINTER (SAF) 119
2
CORAL FEVER (SAF) 118
2
DO IT AGAIN (SAF) 118
2
LEGAL EAGLE (SAF) 118
2
MARINARESCO (SAF) 118
6
CAPTAIN AMERICA (SAF) 117
6
MONKS HOOD (SAF) 117
6
UNDERCOVER AGENT (SAF) 117
6
SOQRAT (AUS) 117
6
ONE WORLD (SAF) 116
- Press release published by NHA on 20 February 2019
