Black Caviar named World’s Best Racehorse
Australian mare Black Caviar together with Arc winner Treve conduct keep been named the highest-rated horses inwards the Blue Planet at the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Ceremony.
The awards ceremony was held on Fri nighttime at the gala dinner at the Hong Kong International Races.
Both Black Caviar together with Treve achieved a rating of 130 for 2013, together with Wise Dan was honored equally the tertiary highest-rated Equus caballus inwards the Blue Planet with 129.
The rankings are Equus caballus racing’s equivalent to Blue Planet rankings yesteryear other major sporting organizations together with are based on the ratings earned yesteryear horses running worldwide from North together with South America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Asia, Australia, together with New Zealand. The ratings are compiled nether the auspices of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) yesteryear racing officials together with handicappers representing the 5 continents.
This marked the get-go twelvemonth that the iii highest rated horses on the rankings together with their owners were honoured at the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Ceremony.
IFHA Chairman Louis Romanet together with Vice-President together with Head of International Marketing of Longines, Juan-Carlos Capelli, presented the awards to the connections of the iii horses.
The trophy of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse is a crystal vase named Equus. Created yesteryear a renowned French glassmaker, the vase is enveloped yesteryear a herd of wild horses that stand upward for describe together with speed together with evoke a spirit of liberty together with independence.
Every year, the cite of the World’s Best Racehorse volition endure engraved on this vase together with the instance of the winner volition endure presented alongside a smaller version of it. In addition, the representatives of the overstep iii horses conduct keep been awarded alongside an elegant Conquest Classic sentry inwards rose gold.
The year-end edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings volition endure published on Jan 16.
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BLACK CAVIAR
The highest-rated sprinter inwards the Blue Planet inwards 2010, 2011 together with 2012, Black Caviar returned to the races inwards 2013 alongside a victory inwards the appropriately named Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes inwards Feb at Flemington Racecourse. The cracking mare followed upward that success alongside a 4-length triumph inwards the Group 1 Hacer Group William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse. She capped her incredible career alongside a win inwards the Group 1 Darley T. J. Smith Stakes at Randwick Racecourse. Black Caviar retired undefeated alongside 25 victories from 25 starts together with fifteen wins at the Group 1 level. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 7-year-old mare bred inwards Commonwealth of Australia yesteryear Mr. R Jamieson, Black Caviar is owned yesteryear Mr. G J Wilkie, Mrs. K J Wilkie, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Mr. C H Madden, Mrs. J Madden, Mrs. P Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Hawkes, Mr. D m Taylor, together with Mrs. J Taylor, she was trained yesteryear Mr. Peter Moody together with ridden to victory inwards 2013 yesteryear Luke Nolen.
TREVE
The 3-year-old French filly Treve embarked on an undefeated displace inwards 2013, displaying sheer brilliance inwards each of her iv starts. After success inwards the Prix Perruche Bleu inwards May at Saint Cloud Racecourse, Treve won her get-go Group 1 race inwards the Prix de Diane LONGINES at Chantilly yesteryear 4 lengths. She returned to the races alongside a triumph inwards the Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermeille, defeating a overstep class champaign of older fillies together with mares at Longchamp Racecourse. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 plumbing equipment determination to Treve’s 2013 was reached alongside a bright 5-length victory inwards the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, likewise at Longchamp Racecourse. Treve’s scintillating win saw her trounce 10 Group 1 winners together with confirmed her equally the best long distance racehorse inwards the world. Treve was bred inwards French Republic yesteryear Haras Du Quesnay together with was owned yesteryear her breeder inwards her get-go 2 races inwards 2013. She was later purchased yesteryear His Excellency Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani together with carried his silks to wins inwards the Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermeille together with the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arcrc de Triomphe. Treve is trained yesteryear Criquette Head-Maarek together with was ridden to wins inwards 2013 yesteryear both Thierry Jarnet together with Frankie Dettori.
WISE DAN
As the reigning American Horse of the Year, Wise Dan won half-dozen races from vii starts, winning all half-dozen of his races on turf. He began his flavour alongside wins inwards the Grade 1 Maker’s 46 Mile Stakes, Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, together with the Grade 2 Firecracker Handicap, a race he won inwards 2011. Wise Dan likewise repeated his 2012 win inwards the Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap together with dominated the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes, winning yesteryear 3 ½ lengths. He suffered his simply defeat inwards 2013 when finishing minute inwards the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes, a race run on Keeneland Racecourse’s all-weather surface after a torrential rainstorm left the turf class unsuitable for racing. Wise Dan rebounded from that loss to defend his championship inwards the Breeders’ Cup Mile, defeating a Blue Planet class field. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 6-year-old gelding bred inwards the United States, Wise Dan is bred together with owned yesteryear Mr. Morton Fink together with trained yesteryear Charles LoPresti. He was ridden to victory inwards 2013 yesteryear both John Velazquez together with Jose Lezcano.
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