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Timeform states that the very poorest horses may be rated as low as 30, with the very best horses rated 130 and above. [6] Two-year-old ratings are slightly lower than those for older horses. It also notes that only a very select number of horses have achieved a rating of 175 and above for hurdling (16) or 182 and above for chasing (20). [7]
The ratings for the horses also help establish two other awards: the aforementioned Longines World's Best Horse Race and the Longines World's Best Jockey. The Longines World's Best Horse Race award recognizes the best-rated race of the highest-rated Group 1 international races as established by a panel of international handicappers.
Sea Bird: second highest Timeform rated horse (rated 145) Sea the Stars: first horse ever to win the 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, and Arc de Triomphe in the same year (2009) Seabiscuit: beat War Admiral in a nationally broadcast 1938 match race; like Phar Lap, raced during the Depression; Sunday Silence Seattle Slew: U.S. Triple Crown winner (1977)
The age of the horse at the time it achieved its rating. The racing ages of all horses foaled in a particular part of the world increase simultaneously, regardless of the actual date of foaling. [4] Dates of age increase by location foaled: Northern Hemisphere 1 January South America 1 July Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 1 August
While male and female horses do not exhibit sexual dimorphism as obviously as human athletes, male horses are considered more aggressive racers and generally have a significant competitive advantage. At the highest level of racing though, intact males have great economic value at stud, so they are often retired after only a few years of racing. [8]
He rated the horse at 140, which was still just behind Dancing Brave's all-time record mark of 141. [37] Racing Post gave the performance a rating of 142, the highest in the publication's history, three pounds ahead of Dubai Millennium. [36] The day after the race, Cecil said that Frankel had lost a shoe towards the end of the contest.
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Golden Sixty was rated the equal tenth best racehorse in the world, six pounds behind the top-rated Ghaiyyath. [ 35 ] Golden Sixty began 2021 by starting 1/5 favourite for the Group 1 Stewards' Cup over 1600 metres on 24 January, when his rivals included Waikuku, Southern Legend, Ka Ying Star, Rise ...
His rating of 130 was the highest achieved so early in the year since Curlin in 2008. [ 12 ] In the polling for the 2014 JRA Award Just A Way was elected Best Older Male Horse , taking 242 of the 285 votes beating Epiphaneia (31 votes) and Gold Ship (11 votes).