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Flightline Rated The World's Best Racehorse

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Flightline was awarded the world's best racehorse at the Longines World Racing Awards on Tuesday.

Flightline has been given a ranking of 140 at the Longines World Racing Awards.

Flightline won all six career starts last season. He was rated the world's best racehorse with a rating of 140. The previous highest-rated horse was Cigar with rating 135.

Frankel and Flightline are the only two horses with 140 world classifications. Flightlines only raced 6 times, while Frankel remained unbeaten for 14. Frankell recorded 10 Grade One wins, whereas Flightlin earned more prize money.

Flightline was rated the world's best racehorse at the 2023 Longines World Racing Awards. William Haggas-Trained Baaeed got a rating of 135. Babaeed won 10 of his 11 career starts and six Grade One races.

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