Three horses have jointly earned the title of Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2019, a first since the award was created in 2013. Equally rated at 128, Crystal Ocean, Enable, and Waldgeist share the 2019 title after a year of compelling competition.

The trio of European runners competed against each other throughout the year, trading victories as they did so. Crystal Ocean won the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes, while Waldgeist was third; Enable beat Crystal Ocean by a neck in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes with Waldgeist in third; and Waldgeist turned the tables on Enable when he defeated her in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Ultimately, Crystal Ocean earned his rating in the King George, as he was carrying three pounds more than Enable; Enable received her rating for her dominating victory in the Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks; and Waldgeist achieved his rating following the Arc.

Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso was the top-rated U.S.-based racehorse at 126, tied for fifth with four other horses.

City of Light was the next U.S.-based horse in the rankings with a 124 rating for his Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes victory, tied with four others for 12^th.

Next among stateside runners were McKinzie and Mitole who were among three horses tied for 16^th with a 123 rating. McKinzie’s rating was earned in his victory in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes, while Mitole earned his top rating for winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.

Bricks and Mortar, Code of Honor, and Maximum Security were next among a group of 10 with a 122 rating.