Latest Thoroughbred Rankings

The Latest World Rankings 

11th September 2016

1 California Chrome USA 133 

2 A Shin Hikari JPN 129 

2 Arrogate USA 129

4 Winx AUS 127

4 Almanzor FR 127

14th Chautauqua AUS 122

California Chrome 

          The winner of the Preakness and Kentucky Derby as a three year old catapulted him to the USA 2014 horse of the year. The rankings that considers races through August, California Chrome received a rating of 133.This year he has won his last five in a row including his last win on August 20th a dominating win in the million dollar Group one TVG Pacific Classic Stakes and the win in the Dubai World Cup over 2000m

          Here he sits wide for the whole trip and breaks away at the finish . The great Australian mare Winx sits in fourth spot after continuing her winning run making it 11 in a row in the group one George Main Stakes on saturday. Australias brilliant sprinter Chautaqua still holds the mantle as the worlds best sprinter but sitting 14th ranked over all.

California Chrome Dubaii World Cup 2000m 

Winx wins the Cox Plate 2000m

Chautaqua wins the Chairmans Sprint in Hong Kong in May

Hartnell Horse Racing News

     Hartnell will next race in the Turnbull Stakes followed by the Caulfield Cup. He is equal favorite for the cup with Jameka. Here is a clip of his latest win in the Hill Stakes at Randwick.

      By Authorized out of Debonnaire an Anabaa mare which leads to Danzig. Authorized being the grandson of the mighty Sadlers Wells son of Fairy Bridge !

Pakistan Star

Fairy Bridge Connection        Shamardal out of a Peintre Celebre mare . Shamardyl side the grand sire is Storm Cat which leads back to Northern Dancer and on Shamardal's dam side is Secreteriat. The grand dam is a Perugino mare which leads to a Danzig Fairy Bridge connection.  Trainer Tony Cruz, in lyrical form post-race, likened the Shamardal gelding to “a catapult – full of power in the finish”. Pakistan Star, five lengths adrift after yet another tardy start, cruised off the home turn and stormed through the final 400m under Matthew Chadwick in 21.44s to post a comfortable length-and-a-quarter victory. “It’s a repeat of his first race,” Cruz said. “He’s definitely going places. He’s a Class 1 horse and these were only Class 3 horses, so I hope he doesn’t jump that slowly in the future; jump with the field; stay with the field; if we can have him race midfield we can win the race more easily!