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City of Troy and Laurel River shared the 2024 world’s best racehorse title, and the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes was named the 2024 world’s best horse race.

The awards were announced at a ceremony hosted in London on Tuesday by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities and Longines.

This was the first time there was a tie for the best racehorse title since 2019.

City of Troy earned his rating in the Juddmonte International Stakes, which he won in front-running fashion. He also won the Epsome Derby (G1) and Coral-Eclipse (G1) in 2024. Laurel River received his rating after taking the Dubai World Cup (G1) by 8 1/2 lengths. His other victory this past season came in the Burj Nahaar (G3).

Both horses were bred in the U.S. Other U.S.-bred horses finishing in the top 10 were Fierceness and Sierra Leone, tied for fifth place.

This is the second title for the Juddmonte International, York Racecourse’s premier race, after also winning for its 2020 edition. The world’s best horse race award recognizes the best-rated race of the highest-rated Group or Grade 1 international races as established by a panel of international handicappers. The ratings of the top four finishers in each race serve as basis for the assessment.