Updated: August 21, 2025. Weekly thoroughbred horse racing divisional ratings by Marcus Hersh for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America in order to be ranking.
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Horses | Trainers | Jockeys | Stallions | Best Beyers
| Horse/sire | Trainer | Best Beyer | |
Older dirt males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Mindframe, by Constitution | T. Pletcher | 105 |
| Beat legit G1 horses going 7f and now at 9f - and still can do better | |||
| 2 | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner | C. Brown | 112 |
| Back to best in Whitney - and expect him to stay that way rest of season | |||
| 3 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief (R) | D. O'Neill | 106 |
| Malibu, Godolphin Mile, Met Mile - and now retired, unfortunately | |||
| 4 | Fierceness, by City of Light | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| Concerning the way he folded in Whitney, and didn't love works before it | |||
| 5 | Nysos, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 108 |
| Cakewalk in San Diego; will Journalism tackle him in Pacific Classic? | |||
| 6 | Highland Falls, by Curlin | B. Cox | 107 |
| 7 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| 8 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 111 |
| 9 | Locked, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| 10 | Most Wanted, by Candy Ride (new) | B. Cox | 105 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Got the wrong trip in the Hirsch and still ran well in defeat | |||
| 2 | Seismic Beauty, by Uncle Mo (3) | B. Baffert | 110 |
| Her Grade 1 debut was an impressive one | |||
| 3 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (2) | C. Brown | 111 |
| Illness costs filly her main summer goal, the 8/23 Ballerina | |||
| 4 | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca | R. Baltas | 106 |
| New barn, long layoff, recent illness - still just as fast as last year | |||
| 5 | Richi, by Practical Joke | B. Baffert | 102 |
| Imagine how well she might've run in Hirsch had she been given her head | |||
| 6 | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna | K. McPeek | 111 |
| 7 | Randomized, by Nyquist | C. Brown | 99 |
| 8 | Raging Sea, by Curlin | C. Brown | 96 |
| 9 | Dorth Vader, by Girvin | G. Weaver | 95 |
| 10 | Cavalieri, by Nyquist (new) | B. Baffert | 101 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 109 |
| Expect him to hit another level in the Travers | |||
| 2 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Scratched out Haskell win; iron constitution and back working strong again | |||
| 3 | Baeza, by McKinzie | J. Shirreffs | 102 |
| Only two to beat him since he left maiden ranks are the two ahead of him | |||
| 4 | Magnitude, by Not This Time | S. Asmussen | 108 |
| Working at Saratoga like he could make Sovereignty work for Travers | |||
| 5 | Gosger, by Nyquist | B. Walsh | 101 |
| Ran right back to his Preakness in Haskell; still lightly raced | |||
| 6 | Patch Adams, by Into Mischief | B. Cox | 99 |
| 7 | Goal Oriented, by Not This Time (9) | B. Baffert | 101 |
| 8 | Sandman, by Tapit (7) | M. Casse | 99 |
| 9 | Big Truzz, by Justify (new) | B. Lynch | 100 |
| 10 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map (8) | I. Wilkes | 96 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro (4) | M. Casse | 93 |
| Would have firmer hold on No. 1 spot had she won Belmont Oaks | |||
| 2 | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro (1) | B. Cox | 91 |
| Looked like she ran to form in Alabama and wasn't good enough | |||
| 3 | Scottish Lassie, by McKinzie (2) | J. Abreu | 99 |
| Finally came back to her Frizette from last year; can she sustain it? | |||
| 4 | La Cara, by Street Sense (3) | M. Casse | 93 |
| Subpar Alabama after missing intended July start through no fault of her own | |||
| 5 | Kilwin, by Twirling Candy | G. Arnold | 96 |
| More than validated sharp dirt debut overcoming bad start to win Test | |||
| 6 | Ragtime, by Union Rags | B. Mott | 96 |
| 7 | Fionn, by Twirling Candy | B. Cox | 91 |
| 8 | Look Forward, by Bolt d'Oro | M. McCarthy | 89 |
| 9 | Echo Sound, by Echo Town | G. Arnold | 101 |
| 10 | Laurelin, by Zarak | H.G. Motion | 95 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Deterministic, by Liam's Map | M. Clement | 101 |
| Manhattan (albeit shortened), Fourstardave double is strong stuff | |||
| 2 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | M. Clement | 102 |
| Going to give him a partial pass (pilot error) for Sword Dancer | |||
| 3 | El Cordobes, by Frankel | C. Appleby | 104 |
| Improving 4-year-old looks like Breeders' Cup Turf threat | |||
| 4 | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 107 |
| Ramped up for Breeders' Cup Turf defense with German G1 win 8/10 | |||
| 5 | Fort Washington, by War Front | S. McGaughey | 99 |
| Million win the culmination of improved 6yo season | |||
| 6 | Formidable Man, by City of Light | M. McCarthy | 99 |
| 7 | Spirit of St Louis, by Medaglia d'Oro | C. Brown | 102 |
| 8 | Redistricting, by Kingman | C. Brown | 102 |
| 9 | Integration, by Quality Road | S. McGaughey | 102 |
| 10 | Think Big, by Twirling Candy | M. Stidham | 101 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | She Feels Pretty, by Karakontie | C. DeVaux | 104 |
| Saved by the wire in E.P. Taylor, where she didn't settle especially well | |||
| 2 | Excellent Truth, by Cotai Glory | C. Brown | 99 |
| Hopefully her physical setback remains minor | |||
| 3 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 106 |
| Will be short price for Kentucky Downs repeat bid | |||
| 4 | Diamond Rain, by Shamardal (new) | C. Appleby | 104 |
| Poor start, slow pace cost her E.P. Taylor; BC Filly and Mare Turf material | |||
| 5 | Dynamic Pricing, by Night of Thunder (4) | C. Brown | 100 |
| Back to her baseline in Diana after wet-turf Just a Game peak | |||
| 6 | Future Is Now, by Great Notion | M. Trombetta | 99 |
| 7 | Be Your Best, by Muhaarar (5) | S. Joseph | 98 |
| 8 | Special Wan, by Belardo (7) | B. Walsh | 96 |
| 9 | Beach Bomb, by Lancaster Bomber (8) | H.G. Motion | 100 |
| 10 | Charlene's Dream, by Qurbaan (9) | E. Moger | 95 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Ran well stretching to a route in Hirsch, but likely better around one turn | |||
| 2 | Nysos, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 108 |
| As much router as sprinter; either way, incredible talent | |||
| 3 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 111 |
| Will rate as best sprinter in North America if he can win Forego | |||
| 4 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief (R) | D. O'Neill | 104 |
| His two G1 wins this year came over 1 mile or he'd be rated higher | |||
| 5 | Mullikin, by Violence | R. Brisset | 105 |
| Gets another crack at 'Danno' in Forego | |||
| 6 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke | C. Brown | 111 |
| 7 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 104 |
| 8 | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca | R. Baltas | 106 |
| 9 | Think Big, by Twirling Candy | M. Stidham | 101 |
| 10 | Bring Theband Home, by Into Mischief | M. Casse | 109 |
2-year old males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Brant, by Gun Runner | B. Baffert | 101 |
| Another year, another summer 2yo standout from Baffert barn | |||
| 2 | Blackout Time, by Not This Time | K. McPeek | 83 |
| Good debut, excellent second out; already got one mile and will go farther | |||
| 3 | Romeo, by Honor A.P. | S. Asmussen | 85 |
| Not holding Saratoga defeat against him; walloped a nice horse in Comport | |||
| 4 | Desert Gate, by Omaha Beach (5) | B. Baffert | 86 |
| Aired in Best Pal even with Beyer regressing, and already worked back | |||
| 5 | It's Our Time, by Not This Time (new) | T. Amoss | 94 |
| Won debut by 17 3/4 - and they weren't gaining on the gallop-out, either | |||
| 6 | Ewing, by Knicks Go | M. Casse | 88 |
| 7 | Comport, by Collected (4) | E. Kenneally | 80 |
| 8 | Civil Liberty, by Independence Hall (7) | D. O'Neill | 86 |
| 9 | Buetane, by Tiz the Law (8) | B. Baffert | 83 |
| 10 | Obliteration, by Violence | S. Asmussen | 91 |
2-year old fillies (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Himika, by Curlin | B. Baffert | 90 |
| A fast early-season Curlin filly with some stay on her dam's side, too | |||
| 2 | Mythical, by St Patricks Day | J. Delgado | 93 |
| Precocious, but beat a total of eight foes in her last two wins | |||
| 3 | Explora, by Blame (new) | B. Baffert | 88 |
| Fast, very responsive to rider, quickens, great gallop-out after debut laugher | |||
| 4 | Deep Learning, by Cairo Prince (3) | C. Brown | 84 |
| Early favorite for BC Juvenile Fillies Turf | |||
| 5 | Tommy Jo, by Into Mischief (4) | T. Pletcher | 85 |
| Like stretchout chances, and runner-up in her debut win came back to air | |||
| 6 | Percy's Bar, by Upstart (5) | B. Colebrook | 70 |
| 7 | Carmel Coast, by Omaha Beach (6) | W. Beckman | 86 |
| 8 | Bottle of Rouge, by Vino Rosso | B. Baffert | 78 |
| 9 | Corsia Veloce, by Practical Joke (new) | J. Carroll | 85 |
| 10 | Chopsticks, by Vino Rosso (9) | B. Cox | 68 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired