However, international handicappers yesterday unveiled their latest list of the world's top 50 racehorses for the last six months - and Absolute Champion was one of only two new names to add to those contained in the WTRRs, which were northern-hemisphere based.
The list of the world's top 50 horses, published yesterday, virtually followed the lines of those released last week in the annual January-to-December listings of the WTRRs, but allows southern-hemisphere training or racing qualification to come into play.