Given the natural attention that Zenyatta gained for her valiant run when beaten just a head by Blame in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday it is easy to forget the winner.
However, the senior handicappers from around the world have the task of dealing with the facts alone and Blame’s head victory has been recognised with a 5lb rise in the rankings to 129, which makes him the highest-rated horse in North America while Zenyatta remains on her rating of 125 making her the joint-best filly or mare in the world along with Goldikova, who became the first horse to win a race at the Breeders’ Cup for three years in succession when she took the mile.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Blame-improves-but-Harbinger-still-top-of-World-Thoroughbred-Rankings-a40669
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