Talking Horses: Arrogate tops the world thoroughbred rankings


The American runner was given a rating of 134 following his three-year-old season in 2016 and was again allotted the same mark for his 2017 campaign

Arrogate, the winner of the Dubai World Cup in March, was named as the World’s Best Racehorse in 2017 at a Longines-sponsored ceremony in London on Tuesday, despite having finished fourth, second and fifth on his three subsequent starts last year.

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Leicester 1.00 Don Des Fosses 1.30 Optimus Prime 2.05 Arian 2.40 Antartica De Thaix 3.15 Dontminddboys 3.50 Georgieshore 4.20 Shroughmore Lass 

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