| The World's Leading Horses at 31st July 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Performances since 1 January 2005 to 31 st July 2005 | |||||||||||||
| * indicates retired from racing | |||||||||||||
| Rank July '05 |
Rank March '05 |
Horse | a | s | Rating | Apt | Surface | Trained | Finish | RACE where the rating was attained |
Group | Distance | Race Held In |
| 1 | 1 | *Ghostzapper (USA) | 5 | H | 128 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | METROPOLITAN | 1 | 1600 | USA |
| 2= | 24= | Azamour (IRE) | 4 | C | 126 | L | Turf | IRE | 1st | KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND | 1 | 2400 | GB |
| 2= | Motivator (GB) | 3 | C | 126 | L | Turf | GB | 1st | VODAFONE DERBY | 1 | 2400 | GB | |
| 2= | *Shamardal (USA) | 3 | C | 126 | M | Turf | GB | 1st | ST JAMES'S PALACE | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 5 | Afleet Alex (USA) | 3 | C | 125 | I | Dirt | USA | 1st | PREAKNESS | 1 | 1900 | USA | |
| 6 | 8= | Saint Liam (USA) | 5 | H | 124 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | DONN | 1 | 1800 | USA |
| 7= | 2 | Bago (FR) | 4 | C | 123 | L | Turf | FR | 3rd | KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND | 1 | 2400 | GB |
| 7= | Divine Proportions (USA) | 3 | F | 123 | M | Turf | FR | 1st | GAINSBOROUGH POULE D'ESSAI DES POULICHES | 1 | 1600 | FR | |
| 7= | Dubawi (IRE) | 3 | C | 123 | M | Turf | GB | 1st | BOYLESPORTS IRISH 2000 GUINEAS | 1 | 1600 | IRE | |
| 7= | Grey Swallow (IRE) | 4 | C | 123 | I | Turf | IRE | 1st | TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP | 1 | 2100 | IRE | |
| 7= | Norse Dancer (IRE) | 5 | H | 123 | L | Turf | GB | 2nd | KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND | 1 | 2400 | GB | |
| 7= | Proclamation (IRE) | 3 | C | 123 | M | Turf | GB | 1st | CANTOR SPREADFAIR SUSSEX | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 7= | Rakti (GB) | 6 | H | 123 | M | Turf | GB | 1st | JUDDMONTE LOCKINGE | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 7= | 5= | Roses In May (USA) | 5 | H | 123 | I | Dirt | USA | 1st | EMIRATES DUBAI WORLD CUP | 1 | 2000 | UAE |
| 7= | 5= | Silent Witness (AUS) ex Eltira | 5 | G | 123 | S | Turf | HK | 1st | CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE | 1 | 1200 | HK |
| 7= | Valixir (IRE) | 4 | C | 123 | M | Turf | FR | 1st | ISPAHAN | 1 | 1600 | FR | |
| 17= | Hurricane Run (IRE) | 3 | C | 121 | L | Turf | FR | 1st | BUDWEISER IRISH DERBY | 1 | 2400 | IRE | |
| 17= | Oratorio (IRE) | 3 | C | 121 | I | Turf | IRE | 1st | CORAL ECLIPSE | 1 | 2000 | GB | |
| 17= | Shawanda (IRE) | 3 | F | 121 | L | Turf | FR | 1st | IRISH OAKS | 1 | 2400 | IRE | |
| 20= | Alkaased (USA) | 5 | H | 120 | L | Turf | GB | 1st | SAINT-CLOUD | 1 | 2400 | FR | |
| 20= | Bellamy Road (USA) | 3 | C | 120 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | WOOD MEMORIAL | 1 | 1800 | USA | |
| 20= | Deep Impact (JPN) | 3 | C | 120 | L | Turf | JPN | 1st | TOKYO YUSHUN | JPN 1 | 2400 | JPN | |
| 20= | Giacomo (USA) | 3 | C | 120 | I | Dirt | USA | 1st | KENTUCKY DERBY | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 20= | 19= | Grand Armee (AUS) | 6 | G | 120 | I | Turf | AUS | 1st | BIGPOND QUEEN ELIZABETH | 1 | 2000 | AUS |
| 20= | Lava Man (USA) | 4 | G | 120 | I | Dirt | USA | 1st | HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 20= | Scorpion (IRE) | 3 | C | 120 | L | Turf | IRE | 1st | GRAND PRIX DE PARIS | 1 | 2400 | FR | |
| 2nd | BUDWEISER IRISH DERBY | 1 | 2400 | IRE | |||||||||
| 20= | Yeats (IRE) | 4 | C | 120 | L | Turf | GB | 1st | VODAFONE CORONATION CUP | 1 | 2400 | IRE | |
| 29= | Ace (IRE) | 4 | C | 119 | I | Turf | IRE | 2nd | PRINCE OF WALES'S | 1 | 2000 | GB | |
| 3rd | TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP | 1 | 2100 | IRE | |||||||||
| 29= | Asakusa Den'en (GB) | 6 | H | 119 | M | Turf | JPN | 1st | YASUDA KINEN | 1 | 1600 | JPN | |
| 29= | Closing Argument (USA) | 3 | C | 119 | I | Dirt | USA | 2nd | KENTUCKY DERBY | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 29= | Gamut (IRE) | 6 | H | 119 | L | Turf | GB | 1st | PRINCESS OF WALES'S EDWARD ST GEORGE MEMORIAL | 2 | 2400 | GB | |
| 29= | 8= | Kitten's Joy (USA) | 4 | C | 119 | M | Turf | USA | 1st | FIRECRACKERS BREEDER'S CUP | 2 | 1600 | USA |
| 29= | 19= | Makybe Diva (GB) | 6 | M | 119 | L | Turf | AUS | 1st | BMW TANCRED | 1 | 2400 | AUS |
| 29= | 14= | Rock Hard Ten (USA) | 4 | C | 119 | I | Dirt | USA | 1st | SANTA ANITA | 1 | 2000 | USA |
| 29= | Soviet Song (IRE) | 5 | M | 119 | M | Turf | GB | 1st | UAE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING FEDERATION FALMOUT | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 2nd | CANTOR SPREADFAIR SUSSEX | 1 | 1600 | GB | |||||||||
| 29= | Vengeance Of Rain (AUS) ex Subscribe | 4 | G | 119 | I | Turf | HK | 1st | AUDEMARS PIGUET QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP | 1 | 2000 | HK | |
| 37= | 36= | Ashado (USA) | 4 | F | 118 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | GO FOR WAND | 1 | 1800 | USA |
| 37= | Bandari (IRE) | 6 | H | 118 | L | Turf | GB | 1st | HARDWICKE | 2 | 2400 | GB | |
| 37= | 24= | Bullish Luck (USA) ex Al Moughazel | 6 | G | 118 | M | Turf | HK | 1st | CHAMPIONS MILE | HK 1 | 1600 | HK |
| 37= | 24= | *Elvstroem (AUS) | 4 | C | 118 | M | Turf | AUS | 1st | DUBAI DUTY FREE | 1 | 1777 | UAE |
| 24= | L | 1st | CARLTON DRAUGHT CAULFIELD CUP | 1 | 2400 | AUS | |||||||
| 37= | 36= | *Fastnet Rock (AUS) | 3 | C | 118 | S | Turf | AUS | 1st | TEAC LIGHTNING | 1 | 1000 | AUS |
| 37= | 24= | Westerner (GB) | 6 | H | 118 | E | Turf | FR | 1st | GOLD CUP | 1 | 4000 | GB |
| 43= | Ad Valorem (USA) | 3 | C | 117 | M | Turf | IRE | 2nd | ST JAMES'S PALACE | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 3rd | CANTOR SPREADFAIR SUSSEX | 1 | 1600 | GB | |||||||||
| 43= | Bandini (USA) | 3 | C | 117 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | TOYOTA BLUE GRASS | 1 | 1800 | USA | |
| 43= | Chineur (FR) | 4 | C | 117 | S | Turf | FR | 1st | KING'S STAND | 2 | 1000 | GB | |
| 43= | 36= | Declan's Moon (USA) | 3 | G | 117 | M | Dirt | USA | 1st | SANTA CATALINA | 2 | 1700 | USA |
| 43= | Distinction (IRE) | 6 | G | 117 | E | Turf | GB | 2nd | GOLD CUP | 1 | 4000 | GB | |
| 43= | Greys Inn (USA) | 4 | C | 117 | I | Turf | SAF | 2nd | AUDEMARS PIGUET QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP | 1 | 2000 | HK | |
| L | 1st | AATI DUBAI CITY OF GOLD | 3 | 2400 | UAE | ||||||||
| 43= | Heart's Cry (JPN) | 4 | C | 117 | L | Turf | JPN | 2nd | TAKARAZUKA KINEN | 1 | 2200 | JPN | |
| 43= | 24= | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | 5 | H | 117 | M | Turf | USA | 1st | FRANK E. KILROE MILE | 1 | 1600 | USA |
| 43= | Maraahel (IRE) | 4 | C | 117 | L | Turf | GB | 2nd | HARDWICKE | 2 | 2400 | GB | |
| 43= | Mummify (AUS) | 5 | G | 117 | I | Turf | AUS | 1st | YALUMBA CAULFIELD STAKES | 1 | 2000 | AUS | |
| 1st | SINGAPORE AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CUP | 1 | 2000 | SIN | |||||||||
| 43= | Nayyir (GB) | 7 | G | 117 | M | Turf | GB | 4th | CANTOR SPREADFAIR SUSSEX | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 43= | 14= | *North Light (IRE) | 4 | C | 117 | I | Turf | GB | 2nd | BETAFR.COM BRIGADIER GERARD | 3 | 2000 | GB |
| 43= | 24= | Singletary (USA) | 5 | H | 117 | M | Turf | USA | 1st | ARCADIA | 2 | 1600 | USA |
| 43= | Starcraft (NZ) | 4 | H | 117 | M | Turf | AUS/GB | 3rd | QUEEN ANNE | 1 | 1600 | GB | |