Fast-finishing Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner T O Elvis was one of the big movers in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026, along with another Japan-based runner in Danon Decile.
Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meet is in full swing this month, and the feature race this weekend is Sunday’s Bob Hope Stakes, a seven-eighths of a mile sprint for 2-year-olds.
A week and a half ago, some of the best Thoroughbreds in the world competed in the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, racing in 14 stakes worth a combined $34 million. But most racehorses spend their careers trying to win at a far less prestigious level – one that suits their ability.
Global superstar and 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Forever Young is set to make his final start before retirement in the Dec. 29 Tokyo Daishoten at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, trainer Yoshito Yahagi said Nov. 8.
Although the next Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers are nearly three weeks away, our Rookie Rankings continue to shift as lightly raced 2-year-olds rise and fall in lower-profile races.
The latest name to join the rankings is Bletchley in the No. 6 slot. He’s a beautifully bred son of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner out of 2021 Beaumont Stakes winner Twenty Carat, a daughter of perennial leading sire Into Mischief.
