2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings
The 2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2013 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in January 2012. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2013. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.
Rankings for 2013
- For a detailed guide to this table, [|see below].
| Rank | Rating | Horse | Age | Sex | Trained | Pos. | Race | Surface | Dist. | Cat. |
| 1 | 130 | Black Caviar | 6 | M | AUS | 1st | Black Caviar Lightning | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 1 | 130 | Treve | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 3 | 129 | Wise Dan | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Woodbine Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 3 | 129 | Orfevre | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Arima Kinen | Turf | 2,500 | L |
| 5 | 128 | Lord Kanaloa | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Hong Kong Sprint | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 5 | 128 | Novellist | 4 | C | GER | 1st | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 7 | 125 | Animal Kingdom | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Dubai World Cup | Artificial | 2,000 | I |
| 7 | 125 | Mucho Macho Man | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Classic | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 7 | 125 | Olympic Glory | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 7 | 125 | Toronado | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Sussex Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 11 | 124 | Al Kazeem | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Eclipse Stakes | Turf | 2,008 | I |
| 11 | 124 | Ambitious Dragon | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup | Turf | 1,400 | M |
| 11 | 124 | Dawn Approach | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | 2000 Guineas | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 11 | 124 | Declaration of War | 4 | C | IRE | 1st 3rd | International Stakes Breeders' Cup Classic | Turf Dirt | 2,080 2,000 | I |
| 11 | 124 | Farhh | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Lockinge Stakes Champion Stakes | Turf | 1,600 2,000 | M I |
| 11 | 124 | Fort Larned | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Stephen Foster Handicap | Turf | 1,800 | M |
| 11 | 124 | Game On Dude | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Santa Anita Handicap Hollywood Gold Cup | Dirt Artificial | 2,000 | I |
| 11 | 124 | Gold Ship | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Takarazuka Kinen | Turf | 2,200 | L |
| 11 | 124 | Intello | 3 | C | FR | 3rd | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 11 | 124 | Magician | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Breeders' Cup Turf | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 11 | 124 | Military Attack | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Singapore Airlines International Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 11 | 124 | St Nicholas Abbey | 6 | H | IRE | 1st | Dubai Sheema Classic | Turf | 2,410 | L |
| 11 | 124 | Will Take Charge | 3 | C | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Classic | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 24 | 123 | Cirrus des Aigles | 7 | G | FR | 1st | Prix Dollar | Turf | 1,950 | I |
| 24 | 123 | Just A Way | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Tenno Sho | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 24 | 123 | Moonlight Cloud | 5 | M | FR | 1st | Prix Jacques le Marois | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 24 | 123 | Point of Entry | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Gulfstream Park Handicap | Turf | 1,800 | M |
| 24 | 123 | The Fugue | 4 | F | GB | 1st | Irish Champion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 29 | 122 | All Too Hard | 3 | C | AUS | 1st | Cathay Pacific Futurity | Turf | 1,400 | M |
| 29 | 122 | Atlantic Jewel | 5 | M | AUS | 1st | Memsie Stakes Caulfield Stakes | Turf | 1,400 2,000 | M I |
| 29 | 122 | Maxios | 5 | H | FR | 1st | Prix du Moulin | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 29 | 122 | Mukhadram | 4 | C | GB | 2nd | Prince of Wales's Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 29 | 122 | Ocean Park | 5 | H | NZ | 1st | New Zealand Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 29 | 122 | Pierro | 3 | C | AUS | 1st | Canterbury Stakes | Turf | 1,300 | S |
| 29 | 122 | Reliable Man | 5 | H | AUS | 1st | Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 29 | 122 | Ron the Greek | 6 | H | USA | 1st | Jockey Club Gold Cup | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 29 | 122 | Ruler of the World | 3 | C | IRE | 3rd | Champion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 38 | 121 | Beholder | 3 | F | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 38 | 121 | Fenomeno | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Tenno Sho | Turf | 3,200 | E |
| 38 | 121 | Glorious Days | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 38 | 121 | Indy Point | 4 | C | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Turf | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 38 | 121 | Dundeel | 3 | C | NZ | 1st | Rosehill Guineas Australian Derby | Turf | 2,000 2,400 | I L |
| 38 | 121 | Kizuna | 3 | C | JPN | 4th | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 38 | 121 | Lethal Force | 4 | C | GB | 1st | July Cup | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 38 | 121 | Obviously | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Shoemaker Mile Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 38 | 121 | Pastorius | 4 | C | GER | 1st | Prix Ganay | Turf | 2,100 | I |
| 47 | 120 | Akeed Mofeed | 4 | C | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 47 | 120 | Epaulette | 3 | C | AUS | 2nd 1st | The T J Smith Doomben 10,000 | Turf | 1,200 1,350 | S M |
| 47 | 120 | Flintshire | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Grand Prix de Paris | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 47 | 120 | Lucky Nine | 6 | G | HK | 1st | KrisFlyer International Sprint | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 47 | 120 | Orb | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Kentucky Derby | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 47 | 120 | Princess of Sylmar | 3 | F | USA | 1st | Kentucky Oaks | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 47 | 120 | Red Cadeaux | 7 | G | GB | 1st | Dubai World Cup Melbourne Cup | Artificial Turf | 2,000 3,200 | I E |
| 47 | 120 | Sahara Sky | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Metropolitan Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 47 | 120 | Soft Falling Rain | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Joel Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 47 | 120 | Trading Leather | 3 | C | IRE | 2nd | International Stakes | Turf | 2,080 | I |
| 47 | 120 | Variety Club | 5 | H | SAF | 1st | L'Ormarins Queen's Plate | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 47 | 120 | What A Winter | 6 | H | SAF | 1st | Computaform Sprint | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 47 | 120 | Za Approval | 5 | G | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | African Story | 6 | G | UAE | 1st | Burj Nahaar | Artificial | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Big Blue Kitten | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Sword Dancer Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 60 | 119 | California Memory | 7 | G | HK | 2nd 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Cup Champions & Chater Cup | Turf | 2,000 2,400 | I L |
| 60 | 119 | Cross Traffic | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Whitney Stakes | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Dominant | 5 | H | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Vase | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 60 | 119 | Eishin Flash | 6 | H | JPN | 3rd 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Cup Mainichi Okan | Turf | 2,000 1,600 | I M |
| 60 | 119 | Fiorente | 5 | H | AUS | 1st | Melbourne Cup | Turf | 3,200 | E |
| 60 | 119 | Flat Out | 7 | H | USA | 1st | Cigar Mile Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Goldencents | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Gold-Fun | 4 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Graydar | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Donn Handicap | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Mental | 5 | G | UAE | 1st | Al Shindagha Sprint | Artificial | 1,200 | S |
| 60 | 119 | Packing Whiz | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Chairman's Trophy | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Palace Malice | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Belmont Stakes Jim Dandy Stakes | Dirt | 2,400 1,800 | L M |
| 60 | 119 | Royal Delta | 5 | M | USA | 1st | Delaware Handicap Personal Ensign Stakes | Dirt | 2,000 1,800 | I M |
| 60 | 119 | Samaready | 4 | M | AUS | 1st | A J Moir Stakes | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 60 | 119 | Sea Moon | 5 | H | AUS | 1st | Herbert Power Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 60 | 119 | Shea Shea | 6 | G | UAE | 1st | Al Quoz Sprint | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 60 | 119 | Shonan Mighty | 5 | H | JPN | 2nd | Yasuda Kinen | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Sky Lantern | 3 | F | GB | 1st | Coronation Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 60 | 119 | Tosen Jordan | 7 | H | JPN | 3rd | Japan Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 60 | 119 | Tosen Ra | 5 | H | JPN | 2nd 1st | Tenno Sho Mile Championship | Turf | 3,200 1,600 | E M |
| 60 | 119 | Verrazano | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Haskell Invitational | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Boban | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | Cantala Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Buffering | 6 | G | AUS | 1st | VRC Sprint Classic | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 83 | 118 | Dan Excel | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Champions Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Epiphaneia | 3 | C | JPN | 2nd 1st | Tokyo Yushun Kikuka Sho | Turf | 2,400 3,000 | L E |
| 83 | 118 | Gordon Lord Byron | 5 | G | IRE | 1st | Haydock Sprint Cup | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 83 | 118 | Happy Trails | 6 | G | AUS | 1st | Turnbull Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 83 | 118 | Heavy Metal | 4 | G | SAF | 1st | Durban July | Turf | 2,200 | L |
| 83 | 118 | Hillstar | 3 | C | GB | 3rd | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 83 | 118 | Leading Light | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | St Leger | Turf | 2,920 | E |
| 83 | 118 | Little Mike | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Turf Classic | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 83 | 118 | Oxbow | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Preakness Stakes | Dirt | 1,900 | I |
| 83 | 118 | Penglai Pavilion | 3 | C | FR | 5th | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 83 | 118 | Reynaldothewizard | 7 | G | UAE | 1st | Mahab Al Shimaal | Artificial | 1,200 | S |
| 83 | 118 | Shamus Award | 3 | C | AUS | 1st | Cox Plate | Turf | 2,040 | I |
| 83 | 118 | Silentio | 4 | C | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Successful Dan | 7 | G | USA | 2nd | Whitney Stakes | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Super Cool | 3 | G | AUS | 1st | Australian Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 83 | 118 | Time After Time | 5 | G | HK | 2nd 7th | Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup Sha Tin Vase | Turf | 1,400 1,200 | M S |
| 83 | 118 | Top Notch Tonto | 3 | G | GB | 2nd | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Vagabond Shoes | 6 | G | USA | 5th | Breeders' Cup Turf | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 83 | 118 | Veyron | 8 | G | NZ | 1st | Warwick Stakes | Turf | 1,400 | M |
| 83 | 118 | Very Nice Name | 4 | C | QAT | 3rd | Sheema Classic | Turf | 2,410 | L |