Edward L. Bowen Tribute
(December 23, 1942 - January 20, 2025)
No one loved Thoroughbred racing, the sport, and the community more than Ed Bowen. Many share the veteran journalist and racing historian's passion but his dedication to capturing the stories of the sport's colorful characters and the exhilarating feats of its athletes was unsurpassed. Read more from BloodHorse.

Ed was president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for 24 years. See below for more information on Grayson. Click here for a tribute book to Ed at his retirement party from Grayson in 2018.




Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is traditionally the nation’s leading source of equine research funding. The projects it supports enhance the health and safety of horses of all breeds.

Since 1940, Grayson has provided more than $42.3 million to underwrite more than 437 projects at 48 universities.

Click here to learn more.

LONGINES
World's Best Racehorse Rankings

Leading Horses
For the race year of 2024
(The next edition will be released on 1st January 1900)

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Rank Horse Rating Trained
1 City of Troy (USA) 128 IRE
1 Laurel River (USA) 128 UAE
3 Via Sistina (IRE) 127 AUS
4 Goliath (GER) 126 FR


LONGINES
World's Best Jockey

Leading Jockeys
With Top 100 G1 Racing
as of 24 November 2024

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Jockey Total Points
James McDonald160
Ryan L. Moore150
William T. Buick105
Craig A. Williams80
Flavien Prat76