Longines World Racehorse Rankings puts Flightline No. 1

Flightline, the undefeated 4-year-old colt who won the Pacific Classic by 19 1/4 lengths in his last start, has been rated the top horse in the world by an international ranking committee.

Flightline was rated at 139 in the latest edition of the Longines World Racehorse Rankings, which is compiled by a committee overseen by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. Flightline’s Pacific Classic romp made an obvious impression on the committee, which rated the colt four points higher than Baaeed, a top-class undefeated horse based in Europe who has drawn comparisons to two-time European Horse of the Year Frankel.

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Prior to the Pacific Classic, Flightline was rated at 127, while Baaeed was rated at 128. Baaeed, a 4-year-old, won the Juddmonte International Stakes in his last start by 6 1/2lengths on Aug. 17, two weeks prior to Flightline’s Pacific Classic win.

After Flightline and Baaeed, the next horse on the world rankings is Nature Strip, at 126, followed by two U.S. horses rated at 125: Epicenter, the 3-year-old winner of the Travers Stakes, and Life Is Good, the winner of the Aug. 6 Whitney Stakes in his last start.