The World's Leading Horses 1st Feb to 27th August 2006 Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking Rating Apt Surface Horse ASTrained Position Race Date Group Distance Race Run 27th Aug 06 10th July 06 8th May 06 1st Apr 06 1st Jan 06 1 111126 I-L Turf Hurricane Run (IRE) 4 C FR 1st Tattersalls Gold Cup/King George & QE Diamond S 28th May/29th July 1 2100/2400 IRE/GB 2 43 125 I Dirt Barbaro (USA) ※ 3 C USA 1st Kentucky Derby 6th May 1 2000 USA 2 10 125 I Dirt Bernardini (USA) 3 C USA 1st Travers S 26th Aug 1 2000 USA 2 1 3 12 25 125 L Turf Deep Impact (JPN) 4 C JPN 1st Takarazuka Kinen 25th June 1 2200 JPN 2 72325125 L Turf Electrocutionist (USA) 5 H GB 2nd King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S 29th July 1 2400 GB 2 1124125 L Turf Shirocco (GER) 5 H FR 1st Jockey Club S/Vodafone Coronation S 7th May/2nd June 2/1 2400 GB 7 4 124 L Turf Dylan Thomas (IRE) 3 C IRE 1st Budweiser Irish Derby 2nd July 1 2400 IRE 7 43 124 M Turf George Washington (IRE) 3 C IRE 1st Stan James 2000 Guineas Stakes 6th May 1 1600 GB 7 73416124 L Turf Heart's Cry (JPN) 5 H JPN 3rd King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S 29th July 1 2400 GB 10 73410123 M-I Turf David Junior (USA) 4 C GB 1st Dubai Duty Free/Coral Eclipse 25th Mar/8th July 1 1777/2000 UAE/GB # 1 3 12 25 123 E Turf Deep Impact (JPN) 4 C JPN 1st Tenno Sho (Spring) 30th April JPN1 3200 JPN 10 10 13 15 30 123 I Dirt Lava Man (USA) 5 G USA 1st Pacific Classic 20th Aug 1 2000 USA 12 122 M Turf Aragorn (IRE) 4 C USA 1st Eddie Read H/Del Mar Breeders' Cup H 23rd July26th Aug 1/2 1800/1600 USA 12 28 122 I Turf Notnowcato (GB) 4 C GB 1st Juddmonte International S 22nd Aug 1 2000 GB 14 28 121 S Dirt Henny Hughes (USA) 3 C USA 1st King's Bishop 26th Aug 1 1400 USA 14 42 121 M Dirt Invasor (ARG) 4 C USA 1st Whitney H 5th Aug 1 1800 USA 14 121 M Turf Librettist (USA) 4 C GB 1st Haras Le Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois 1th Aug 1 1600 FR 14 13 15 16 30 121 I Turf Maraahel (IRE) 5 H GB 2nd Juddmonte International S 22nd Aug 1 2000 GB 14 10 31 121 L Turf Sir Percy (GB) 3 C GB 1st Vodafone Derby S 3rd June 1 2400 GB 14 13 121 E Turf Yeats (IRE) 5 H IRE 1st ABN Amro Goodwood Cup 3rd Aug 2 3200 GB 20 13 120 M Turf Araafa (IRE) 3 C GB 1st St James's Palace S 20th June 1 1600 GB 20 13 20 120 M Turf Bullish Luck (USA) ex Al Moughazel 7 G HK 1st Yasuda Kinen 4th June 1 1600 JPN 20 120 L Turf Enforcer (GB) 4 C GB 4th King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S 29th July 1 2400 GB 20 13 120 L Turf English Channel (USA) 4 C USA 1st United Nations S 8th July 1 2200 USA 20 19 120 M Turf Manduro (GER) 4 C FR 2nd Haras Le Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois 1th Aug 1 1600 FR 20 13 31 30 120 I Turf Ouija Board (GB) 5 M GB 1st Prince of Wales's S/Vodafone Nassau S 21st June/5th Aug 1 2000 GB 26 38 119 I Turf Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 5 M IRE 2nd Vodafone Nassau S 5th Aug 1 2000 GB 26 19 119 L Turf Cacique (IRE) 5 H USA 2nd United Nations S 8th July 1 2200 USA 26 19 13 119 I Turf Corre Caminos (FR) 4 G FR 1st Prix Ganay 20th Apr 1 2100 FR 26 119 M Turf Court Masterpiece (GB) 6 H GB 1st Cantor Spreadbet Sussex S 2nd Aug 1 1600 GB 26 19 119 L Turf Dragon Dancer (GB) 3 C GB 2nd Vodafone Derby S 3rd June 1 2400 GB 26 19 15 38 119 L Turf Eremein (AUS) 4 G AUS 1st The BMW 8th Apr 1 2400 AUS 26 19 119 I/L Turf Grey Swallow (IRE) 5 H IRE 1st/3rd Jim Murray Memorial H/Manhattan H 13th May/10th June 2/1 2400/2000 USA 26 19 119 L Turf Hala Bek (IRE) 3 C GB 4th Vodafone Derby S 3rd June 1 2400 GB 26 28 119 L Dirt Jazil (USA) 3 C USA 1st Belmont S 10th June 1 2400 USA 26 42 119 S Turf Les Arcs (USA) 6 G GB 1st Golden Jubilee/Darley July Cup 24th June/14th July 1 1200 GB 26 19 119 L Turf Mountain High (IRE) 4 C GB 2nd Hardwicke S 24th June 2 2400 GB 26 19 31 20 119 L Turf Pride (FR) 6 M FR 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 25th June 1 2400 FR 26 119 I Turf Showing Up (USA) 3 C USA 1st Secretariat S 12th Aug 1 2000 USA 26 42 15 16 38 119 S-M Dirt Silver Train (USA) 4 C USA 1st Metropolitan H/Tom Fool H 29th May/16th July 1/2 1600/1400 USA 26 119 L Turf Soapy Danger (GB) 3 C GB 1st Princess of Wales's S 13th July 2 2400 GB 26 28 20 20 119 S Turf Takeover Target (AUS) 6 G AUS 1st King's Stand S 20th June 1 1000 GB 26 38 39 119 I Turf The Tin Man (USA) 8 G USA 1st Arlington Million 12th Aug 1 2000 USA 43 42 118 L Turf Alexandrova (IRE) 3 F IRE 1st Vodafone Oaks/Darley Irish Oaks 2nd June/16th July 1 2400 GB/IRE 43 28 11 12 25 118 M Turf Artie Schiller (USA) 5 H USA 2nd Maker's Mark Mile S 14th Apr 2 1600 USA 43 118 S Turf Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 3 C GB 2nd Golden Jubilee S 24th June 1 1200 GB 43 28 20 118 I Turf Best Gift (NZ) ex Carlisle Bay 5 G HK 2nd Audemars Piguet QE II Cup 23rd Apr 1 2000 HK 43 28 46 118 M Turf Better Talk Now (USA) 7 G USA 1st Dixie S 20th May 2 1800 USA 43 118 M Dirt Bluegrass Cat (USA) ※ 3 C USA 1st Haskell H 6th Aug 1 1800 USA 43 28 11 12 118 M Dirt Brass Hat (USA) 5 G USA 1st Donn H 4th Feb 1 1800 USA 43 28 20 38 118 M Dirt Brother Derek (USA) 3 C USA 1st Santa Anita Derby 8th Apr 1 1800 USA 43 28 20 118 M Dirt Buzzards Bay (USA) 4 C USA 1st Oaklawn H 8th Apr 2 1800 USA 43 118 L Turf Cherry Mix (FR) 5 H GB 1st Rheinland-Pokal der Sparkasse Koln-Bonn 13th Aug 1 2400 GER 43 28 20 20 118 M Dirt Discreet Cat (USA) 3 C UAE 1st S & M Al Naboodah Group UAE Derby 25th Mar 2 1800 UAE 43 118 S-M Turf Iffraaj (GB) 5 H GB 2nd/1st Darley July Cup/Lennox $ 14th July/1st Aug 1/2 1200/1400 GB 43 28 20 20 118 M Dirt Kane Hekili (JPN) 4 C JPN 1st February S 19th Feb JPN 1 1600 JPN 43 28 118 M Turf Laverock (IRE) 4 C FR 1st/3rd Prix d'Ispahan/Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 21st May/25th June 1 1850/2400 FR 43 28 118 L Turf Meisho Samson (JPN) 3 C JPN 1st Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) 28th May JPN 1 2400 JPN 43 118 S Turf Moss Vale (IRE) 5 H GB 1st Pat P O'Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint S 12th Aug 1 1200 IRE 43 118 L Turf Rail Link (GB) 3 C FR 1st Grand Prix de Paris 14th July 1 2400 FR 43 42 118 M Turf Stormy River (FR) 3 C FR 1st Prix Jean Prat 9th July 1 1600 FR 43 118 M Dirt Suave (USA) 5 H USA 1st Washington Park H 29th July 2 1900 USA # The Leading Stayer ※ Retired.