Arrogate (left) capped a triumphant debut season by winning the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic in a dramatic finish.
Arrogate (left) capped a triumphant debut season by winning the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic in a dramatic finish.
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The result helped the American colt to be named Longines World's Best Racehorse for 2016 in London Tuesday.
The result helped the American colt to be named Longines World's Best Racehorse for 2016 in London Tuesday.
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Arrogate beat California Chrome and Australian wonder-mare Winx to the coveted Longines prize.
Arrogate beat California Chrome and Australian wonder-mare Winx to the coveted Longines prize.
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The much-loved Chrome suffered only one defeat over the course of 2016.
The much-loved Chrome suffered only one defeat over the course of 2016.
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That was at the hands of Arrogate in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
That was at the hands of Arrogate in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
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Former Kentucky Derby champion Chrome won the 2016 Dubai World Cup.
Former Kentucky Derby champion Chrome won the 2016 Dubai World Cup.
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Australia's Winx won all eight of her starts in 2016. She is riding a 13-race winning streak going back to May 2015. <br />
Australia's Winx won all eight of her starts in 2016. She is riding a 13-race winning streak going back to May 2015.
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Winx won the Cox Plate for a second time in October.
Winx won the Cox Plate for a second time in October.
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She has now won over AUD$9.34 million ($7 million) -- the third-highest earnings of any Australasian racehorse.
She has now won over AUD$9.34 million ($7 million) -- the third-highest earnings of any Australasian racehorse.
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