2016 World's Best Racehorse Rankings
The 2016 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2016 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities on 24 January 2017. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2016. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.
Rankings for 2016
- For a detailed guide to this table, [|see below].
| Rank | Rating | Horse | Age | Sex | Trained | Pos. | Race | Surface | Dist. | Cat. |
| 1 | 134 | Arrogate | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Classic | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 2 | 133 | California Chrome | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Awesome Again Stakes Pacific Classic | Dirt | 1,800 2,000 | M I |
| 3 | 132 | Winx | 5 | M | AUS | 1st | Doncaster Handicap Cox Plate | Turf | 1,600 2050 | M I |
| 4 | 129 | Almanzor | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Irish Champion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 5 | 127 | A Shin Hikari | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Prix d'Ispahan | Turf | 1,800 | M |
| 5 | 127 | Maurice | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Hong Kong Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 7 | 126 | Frosted | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Metropolitan Mile | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 8 | 124 | Found | 4 | F | IRE | 2nd 1st | Irish Champion Stakes Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,000 2,400 | I L |
| 8 | 124 | Hartnell | 5 | G | AUS | 1st | Turnbull Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 8 | 124 | Postponed | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Dubai Sheema Classic International Stakes | Turf | 2,410 2,100 | L I |
| 8 | 124 | Werther | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 12 | 123 | Fascinating Rock | 5 | H | IRE | 1st | Tattersalls Gold Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 12 | 123 | Flintshire | 6 | H | USA | 1st | Sword Dancer Handicap | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 12 | 123 | Highland Reel | 4 | C | IRE | 1st | Breeders' Cup Turf | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 12 | 123 | Kitasan Black | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Japan Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 12 | 123 | Nyquist | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Kentucky Derby | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 12 | 123 | Satono Crown | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Hong Kong Vase | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 18 | 122 | Beholder | 6 | M | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 18 | 122 | Chautauqua | 6 | G | AUS | 3rd | Newmarket Handicap | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 18 | 122 | Dortmund | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | San Diego Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 18 | 122 | Limato | 4 | G | GB | 1st | July Cup Prix de la Foret | Turf | 1,200 1,400 | S M |
| 18 | 122 | Minding | 3 | F | IRE | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 18 | 122 | Ribchester | 3 | C | GB | 2nd | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 18 | 122 | Satono Diamond | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Arima Kinen Kikuka Sho | Turf | 2,500 3,000 | L E |
| 18 | 122 | Songbird | 3 | F | USA | 1st | Alabama Stakes Cotillion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 1,700 | I M |
| 18 | 122 | Tepin | 5 | M | USA | 1st | Jenny Wiley Stakes | Turf | 1,700 | M |
| 18 | 122 | The Gurkha | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Sussex Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 18 | 122 | Tourist | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Mile | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 29 | 121 | Duramente | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Nakayama Kinen | Turf | 1,800 | M |
| 29 | 121 | Galileo Gold | 3 | C | GB | 1st | St James's Palace Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 29 | 121 | Harzand | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Epsom Derby | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 29 | 121 | Makahiki | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Tokyo Yushun | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 29 | 121 | Mecca's Angel | 5 | M | GB | 1st | Nunthorpe Stakes | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 34 | 120 | Aerovelocity | 7 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Sprint | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 34 | 120 | Dee Majesty | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Satsuki Sho | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 34 | 120 | Exaggerator | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Preakness Stakes | Dirt | 1,900 | I |
| 34 | 120 | Flying Artie | 3 | C | AUS | 1st | Coolmore Stud Stakes | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 34 | 120 | Gold Actor | 5 | H | JPN | 3rd | Arima Kinen | Turf | 2,500 | L |
| 34 | 120 | Jack Hobbs | 4 | C | GB | 3rd | Champion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 34 | 120 | Jet Setting | 3 | F | IRE | 1st | Irish 1,000 Guineas | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 34 | 120 | Journey | 4 | F | GB | 1st | British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 34 | 120 | Lightning Spear | 5 | H | GB | 3rd | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 34 | 120 | Mutakayyef | 5 | G | GB | 3rd | International Stakes | Turf | 2,100 | I |
| 34 | 120 | My Dream Boat | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Prince of Wales's Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 34 | 120 | Order of St George | 4 | C | IRE | 1st 3rd | Ascot Gold Cup Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 4,000 2,400 | E L |
| 34 | 120 | Protectionist | 6 | H | IRE | 1st | Grosser Preis von Berlin | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 34 | 120 | Real Steel | 4 | C | JPN | 1st 2nd | Dubai Turf Tenno Sho | Turf | 1,800 2,000 | M I |
| 34 | 120 | Tamarkuz | 6 | H | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 34 | 120 | Vadamos | 5 | H | FR | 1st | Prix du Moulin | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Beauty Only | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Belardo | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Lockinge Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Contentment | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup | Turf | 1,400 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Dariyan | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Prix Ganay | Turf | 2,100 | I |
| 50 | 119 | Designs On Rome | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Gold Cup Sha Tin Trophy | Turf | 2,000 1,600 | I M |
| 50 | 119 | Effinex | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Oaklawn Handicap Suburban Handicap | Dirt | 1,800 2,000 | M I |
| 50 | 119 | Elbchaussee | 7 | H | PER | 1st | Clasico APCC del Peru | Dirt | 2,200 | L |
| 50 | 119 | Extreme Choice | 3 | C | AUS | 1st | A J Moir Stakes | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 50 | 119 | Forever Unbridled | 4 | F | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Hawkbill | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Eclipse Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 50 | 119 | Idaho | 3 | C | IRE | 2nd | Irish Derby | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 50 | 119 | Jameka | 4 | F | AUS | 1st | Caulfield Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 50 | 119 | Legal Eagle | 5 | G | SAF | 1st | Horse Chestnut Stakes Premier's Champions Challenge | Turf | 1,600 2,000 | M I |
| 50 | 119 | Logotype | 6 | H | JPN | 1st | Yasuda Kinen | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Lucky Bubbles | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Premier Bowl | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 50 | 119 | Melatonin | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 50 | 119 | Peniaphobia | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Sha Tin Vase | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 50 | 119 | Secret Weapon | 6 | G | HK | 2nd | Hong Kong Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 50 | 119 | Seventh Heaven | 3 | F | IRE | 1st | Yorkshire Oaks | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 50 | 119 | Smart Call | 5 | M | SAF | 1st | J & B Met | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 50 | 119 | Stellar Wind | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | Dirt | 1,700 | M |
| 50 | 119 | Time Test | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Brigadier Gerard Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 50 | 119 | US Army Ranger | 3 | C | IRE | 2nd | Epsom Derby | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 50 | 119 | Zelzal | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Prix Jean Prat | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 74 | 118 | Alice Springs | 3 | F | Ire | 1st | Matron Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 74 | 118 | A P Indian | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Forego Stakes | Dirt | 1,400 | M |