The World's Leading Horses - 1st March 2008 to 7th September 2008
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Rating Cat Surface   Horse A S Trainer Trained Position Race Date Group Distance Run
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 130 M,I Dirt   Curlin (USA) 4 C S.M. Asmussen USA 1st Emirates Dubai World Cup/Stephen Foster H 29th Mar/14th June 1 2000/1800 UAE/USA
2 2 4 7 23   28 127 L Turf   Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) 4 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 26th July 1 2400 GB
3 3 2 2 2     126 I Dirt   Big Brown (USA) 3 C R.E. Dutrow Jr USA 1st Kentucky Derby (Presented by Yum! Brands)/Preakness 3rd May/17th May 1 2000/1900 USA
3 3           126 L Turf   Montmartre (FR) 3 C A. de Royer-Dupre FR 1st Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris 14th July 1 2400 FR
3 3 2 2 14     126 L Turf   New Approach (IRE) 3 C J.S. Bolger IRE 1st Vodafone Derby 7th June 1 2400 GB
3 3 44 39       126 L Turf   Papal Bull (GB) 5 H Sir M. Stoute GB 2nd King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 26th July 1 2400 GB
7 7 4 4       125 L Turf   Tartan Bearer (IRE) 3 C Sir M. Stoute GB 2nd Vodafone Derby 7th June 1 2400 GB
8 8 6 5 12     124 M Turf   Henrythenavigator (USA) 3 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas 24th May 1 1600 IRE
8 26           124 M Turf   Tamayuz (GB) 3 C F. Head FR 1st Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois 17th Aug 1 1600 FR
8 8 6 15 31 4 5 124 L Turf   Youmzain (IRE) 5 H M.R. Channon GB 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 29th June 1 2400 FR
8 8 6 5       124 I Turf   Zarkava (IRE) 3 F A. de Royer-Dupre FR 1st Diane 8th June 1 2100 FR
12             123 I Turf   Phoenix Tower (USA) 4 C H.R.A. Cecil GB 2nd Juddmonte International 23rd Aug 1 2000 GB
12 11 9 7   19 6 123 L Turf   Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) 4 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st/2nd Juddmonte Coronation Cup/Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 6th June/29th June 1 2400 GB/FR
14             122 I Dirt   Colonel John (USA) 3 C E. G. Harty USA 1st Travers 23rd Aug 1 2000 USA
14 13 33 30       122 M Dirt   Commentator (USA) 7 G N.P. Zito USA 1st Whitney H 26th July 1 1800 USA
14 13 11 10 5 28   122 M Turf   Good Ba Ba (USA) 6 G A. Schutz HK 1st Champions Mile 27th Apr 1 1600 HK
14 13 11 18 14 8 18 122 M Turf   Kip Deville (USA) 5 H R.E. Dutrow Jr USA 1st Poker H 13th July 3 1600 USA
14 13 16         122 M Turf   Raven's Pass (USA) 3 C J.H.M. Gosden GB 2nd St James's Palace/BGC Sussex 17th June/30th July 1 1600 GB
14 13 11 10 5 8   122 S,M Turf   Weekend Hussler (AUS) 3 G R. McDonald AUS 1st Newmarket H/Cathay Pacific George Ryder 8th Mar/19th Apr 1 1200/1500 AUS
14 13 11       28 122 E Turf   Yeats (IRE) 7 H A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st Ascot Gold Cup/ABN AMRO Goodwood Cup 19th June/31st July 1/2 4000/3200 GB
21 20           121 L Turf   Adlerflug (GER) 4 C J. Hirschberger GER 1st Deutschland Preis 20th July 1 2400 GER
21 20 20 18 31     121 S,M Turf   Apache Cat (AUS) 5 G G. Eurell AUS 1st Sydney City Lexus TJ Smith/Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000 26th Apr/24th May 1 1200/1350 AUS
21 20 16 10 5 8 11 121 L Turf   Getaway (GER) 5 H A. Fabre FR 1st stanjamesuk.com Jockey Club 4th May 2 2400 GB 
21             121 L Turf   Kamsin (GER) 3 C P. Schiergen GER 1st Grosser Mercedes-Benz Preis von Baden 7th Sept 1 2000 GER
21             121 I Dirt   Mambo In Seattle (USA) 3 C N.J. Howard USA 2nd Travers 23rd Aug 1 2000 USA
21 20 16 15 12 19   121 L Turf   Matsurida Gogh (JPN) 5 H S. Kunieda JPN 1st Nikkei Sho 29th Mar 2 2500 JPN
21 20 20 18 14 39   121 M,L Turf   Pocket Power (SAF) 5 G M.W. Bass SAF 1st/2nd Durban July/Champions Cup 5th July/26th July 1 2200/1800 SAF
21 11 9 7 3 5 34 121 S Turf   Sacred Kingdom (AUS) 4 G P.F. Yiu HK 1st GOME Sprint 1st May HK2 1200 HK
21 20 16 15       121 I Turf   Vision d'Etat (FR) 3 C E. Libaud FR 1st Jockey Club 1st June 1 2100 FR
30 26 20 18 14 28   120 M,I Turf   Archipenko (USA) 4 C M.F. de Kock UAE 1st Audemars Piguet QE II Cup/Summer Mile 27th Apr/12th July  1/2 2000/1600 HK/GB
30 26 20 18       120 I Turf   Famous Name (GB) 3 C D.K. Weld IRE 2nd Jockey Club 1st June 1 2100 FR
30 26 11         120 L Turf   Frozen Fire (GER) 3 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby 29th June 1 2400 IRE
30             120 I Dirt   Go Between (USA) 5 H W.I. Mott USA 1st Pacific Classic 24th Aug 1 2000 USA
30 26 20         120 M Turf * Haradasun (AUS) 5 H A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st Queen Anne 17th June 1 1600 GB
30 26 20 18 23 39   120 M Dirt * Heatseeker (IRE) 5 H J. Hollendorfer USA 1st Californian 31st May 2 1800 USA
30 26 20 18 14 22   120 M Dirt   Honour Devil (ARG) 3 C M.F. de Kock UAE 1st Al Naboodah UAE Derby 29th Mar 2 1800 UAE
30 26 44 39       120 S Turf   J J The Jet Plane (SAF) 3 G M.N. Houdalakis SAF 1st Golden Horse Casino Sprint/Mercury 31st May/20th July 1 1200 SAF
30 26 20 18 14 22   120 M Turf   Jay Peg (SAF) 4 C H.J. Brown UAE 1st Dubai Duty Free 29th Mar 1 1777 UAE
30 26 20         120 S Turf   Kingsgate Native (IRE) 3 C J.R. Best GB 1st Golden Jubilee 21st June 1 1200 GB
30 26 44 39       120 S Turf   Marchand d'Or (FR) 5 G F. Head FR 1st Darley July Cup/Prix Maurice de Gheest 11th July/10th Aug 1 1200/1300 GB/FR
30             120 M Turf   Paco Boy (IRE) 3 C R. Hannon GB 1st CGA Hungerford 16th Aug 2 1400 GB
30 26 20 18 14 22   120 L Turf   Sun Classique (AUS) 4 F M.F. de Kock UAE 1st Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic 29th Mar 1 2400 UAE
30 13 11 10 5 8 18 120 L Turf   Viva Pataca (GB) ex Comic Strip 6 G J. Moore HK 2nd Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic 29th Mar 1 2400 UAE
30 26 20 18       120 M Turf   Vodka (JPN)  4 F K. Sumii JPN 1st Yasuda Kinen 8th June 1 1600 JPN
30 40 44 39       120 M Dirt   Zenyatta (USA) 4 F J. A. Shirreffs USA 1st Clement L. Hirsch H 2nd Aug 2 1700 USA
46 40 33 30 23 28   119 S Dirt * Benny The Bull (USA) 5 H R.E. Dutrow Jr USA 1st Gulf News Dubai Golden Shaheen/Smile Sprint H 29th Mar/12th July  1/2 1200 UAE/USA
46 40 33 30 23 28   119 L Turf   Doctor Dino (FR) 6 H R.Gibson FR 3rd/1st/3rd Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic/Grand Prix de Chantilly/Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 29th Mar/1st Jun/29th Jun 1/2/1 2400 UAE/FR/FR
46 40 33         119 S Turf   Equiano (FR) 3 C M. Delcher Sanchez SPA 1st King's Stand 17th June 1 1000 GB
46 40 33     39   119 M,L Dirt   Ginger Punch (USA) 5 M R.J. Frankel USA 1st Ogden Phipps H/Personal Ensign 14th June/22nd Aug 1 1700/2000 USA
46             119 M Turf   Goldikova (IRE) 3 F F. Head FR 1st Rothschild ( ex Astarte )/ Prix du Moulin 3rd Aug 1 1600 FR
46 40 33 30 23 28   119 I Turf   Linngari (IRE) 6 H Sir M. Stoute GB 1st Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 27th July 1 2000 GER
46 40 44         119 M Turf   Lush Lashes (GB) 3 F J.S. Bolger IRE 1st Coronation 20th June 1 1600 GB
46 40 33 30       119 L Turf   Macarthur (GB) 4 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 3rd/1st  Juddmonte Coronation Cup/Hardwicke 6th Jun/21st Jun 1/2 2400 GB
46 40           119 I Turf   Mount Nelson (GB) 4 C A.P. O'Brien IRE 1st Coral Eclipse 5th July 1 2006 GB
46 40 33 30 23 28 47 119 L Turf   Quijano (GER) 6 G P. Schiergen GER 4th Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic 29th Mar 1 2400 UAE
46 40 33 30 23     119 M Turf   Racing To Win (AUS) 5 G J. O'Shea AUS 2nd Cathay Pacific George Ryder 19th Apr 1 1500 AUS
46 40 20 18       119 M Turf   Sageburg (IRE) 4 C A. de Royer-Dupre FR 1st Ispahan 18th May 1 1850 FR
46 40 33 30 23 28   119 I Turf   Sirmione (AUS) 4 G B. Cummings AUS 1st Darley Australian Cup 8th Mar 1 2000 AUS
46             119 I Turf   Spirit One (FR) 4 C P. Demercastel FR 1st Arlington Million 9th Aug 1 2000 USA
46             119 I Turf   Traffic Guard (USA) 4 C Ms J. Chapple-Hyam GB 2nd Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion 7th Sept 1 2000 IRE
46             119 I Dirt   Well Armed (USA) 5 G E.G.Harty USA 2nd Pacific Classic 24th Aug 1 2000 USA
46             119 I Turf   Winchester (USA) 3 C D.K. Weld IRE 1st Secretariat 9th Aug 1 2000 USA

    * Retired or no longer racing

   
Distance Categories
S  
5f - 6.5f  : 1000m - 1300m
S (CAN/USA)  
5f - 7.99f : 1000m - 1599m
M  
6.51f - 9.49f   : 1301m - 1899m
M (CAN/USA)  
8f - 9.49f   : 1600m - 1899m
I  
9.5f - 10.5f : 1900m - 2100m
L  
10.51f - 13.5f   : 2101m - 2700m
E  
13.51f+ : 2701m+