Aga Khan homebred Calandagan (Gleneagles) triumphed in the G1 Champion Stakes on QIPCO British Champions Day and is now rated the best horse in the world in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Rated 130 from 125, the gelding defeated G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes/G1 International Stakes hero Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) (128), group winner Almaqam (Lope De Vega) (122) and G1 Eclipse Stakes victor Delacroix (Dubawi) (126) last month. The G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud both went his way in his two previous starts.Sharing third in the rankings is the 127-rated Forever Young (Real Steel), who won the GI Breeders' Cup Classic defeating last year's Classic winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) (126), the 125-rated Fierceness (City Of Light) and GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin). Also at 127 is Arc hero Daryz (Sea The Stars), Classic winner Field Of Gold (Kingman) and the GI Kentucky Derby/GI Belmont Stakes hero Sovereignty (Into Mischief). At the same level as Delacroix are the 126-ranked Hong Kong superstars Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) and Romantic Warrior (Acclamation). Notable Speech (Dubawi) improved his rating to 122 after his win in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile, Ethical Diamond (Awtaad) is now rated 121 after taking the GI Breeders' Cup Turf. Shisospicy (Mitole)'s mark is 120 after a win in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. Japan is also in the mix with Masquerade Ball (Duramente) ranked at 121 after taking the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) and Mikki Fight (Drefong) is at 120 on the back of a victory in the JBC Classic.The post Calandagan Officially Rated Best In The World After Champion Stakes Score appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.