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Australia rated joint top champion colt

The Irish flat thoroughbred racehorse rankings for 2014 were released yesterday, confirming once again the impact Irish-trained horses are having on the global stage.

Australia rated joint top champion colt

Wed, 21 Jan, 2015 - 00:00

Daragh Ó Conchúir

In particular, Aidan O’Brien has produced a slew of Group 1 operators at all ages, with Australia rated the joint champion three-year-old colt in the world after his Derby double and International Stakes successes.

He is joined on a rating of 127 by his Irish Champion Stakes nemesis, The Great Gatsby and Irish 1000 Guineas victor, Kingman.

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Courts Racing Place: Adelaide Place: Australasia Place: Australia Place: America Place: Tipperary Place: New South Wales Place: Epsom Place: Ascot Place: Europe Place: Ireland Place: Hong Kong Place: Waterford Place: Asia Person: Aidan O’Brien Person: O’Brien Person: Ballydoyle Person: Galileo Person: Dermot Weld Person: Tom Hogan Person: Gordon Lord Byron Person: Power Person: Slade Power Person: Sole Power Person: Slade Person: Eddie Lynam Person: King George Person: Taghrooda Person: Found Person: Belle Genius Person: Evan Luna Person: Richard Hannon Person: Tiggy Wiggy Person: Jim Bolger Person: Finsceal Beo Person: Cirrus Des Aigles Person: Pat Flynn Person: Orfevre Person: Lord Kanaloa Person: Epiphaneia Event: Derby double Event: International Stakes Event: Irish Champion Stakes Event: Irish 1000 Guineas Event: Investec Epsom Derby Event: Cox Plate Event: Secretariat Stakes Event: George Ryder Stakes Event: Oaks Event: Yorkshire Oaks Event: Prix Marcel Boussac Event: Derby Event: National Stakes Event: Gleneagles Event: Prince of Wales’ Stakes Event: Japan Cup Organisation: Australia Organisation: Military Attack and Organisation: Designs On Rome

<p>LAYTOWN: Leading trainer at the meeting in recent years, locally-based Ado McGuinness delivered a 38.5/1 double with Distillate and Exquisite Acclaim at Laytown’s annual meeting, which had to pass an inspection following heavy, thundery showers. Pic: HEALY RACING</p>

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