Ka Ying Rising still leads November world rankings on 135

Ka Ying Rising remains the world’s top-rated racehorse on 135 in the ninth edition of the 2026 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, released on Thursday by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and covering racing to November 8.

His four-point lead over Ombudsman (131) is unchanged from October, with Daryz third on 128. That lead held despite his half-neck second to Tempted in The Everest on October 17, which ended his sequence of 21 consecutive wins. The year-end rankings follow in January 2027.

The David Hayes-trained gelding earned 135 with a seven-and-three-quarter-length win at Sha Tin on September 6, the top mark given to a sprinter under the current system. It is three points above the best Australasian-bred marks of recent seasons, Black Caviar’s 132 in 2011 and Winx’s 132 in 2016, while Beauty Generation finished equal fourth on 127 in 2018.

Japan-based Danon Decile and T O Elvis are rated 124, the latter rising four points after his Breeders’ Cup Sprint win to claim the top dirt-sprinter rating worldwide. Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Deterministic and Classic runner-up The Puma were rated 122, with Classic winner Sovereignty unchanged on 125.

The latest rankings list 36 horses rated 122 or higher, with none trained in Australia.

Ka Ying Rising resumes in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint at Sha Tin on November 22 before seeking a third Hong Kong Sprint on December 13.