Updated: October 8, 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 |
| Non-race in Jockey Club Gold Cup; guessing he fires fresh in Classic | |||
| 2 | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner | C. Brown | 112 |
| Pacemaker won't be there in the BC Classic; formidable horse, though | |||
| 3 | Fierceness, by City of Light | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| Think we're going to see the "good Fierceness" again in BC Classic | |||
| 4 | Nysos, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 108 |
| Star fell as year worn on; BC Classic out, Dirt Mile or Sprint | |||
| 5 | Raging Torrent (R) | D. O'Neill | 106 |
| Malibu, Godolphin Mile, Met Mile - and now retired, unfortunately | |||
| 6 | Highland Falls, by Curlin | B. Cox | 107 |
| 7 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 111 |
| 8 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| 9 | Locked, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| 10 | Antiquarian, by Preservationist | T. Pletcher | 108 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna | K. McPeek | 111 |
| Never looked her best this year, even when winning; holds top spot for now | |||
| 2 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Breeders' Cup win would take the wrinkles out of an unusual camaign | |||
| 3 | Seismic Beauty, by Uncle Mo | B. Baffert | 110 |
| Her Grade 1 debut was an impressive one | |||
| 4 | Cavalieri, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 101 |
| Figs lag behind Seismic Beauty's, but I think she's the better horse | |||
| 5 | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca | R. Baltas | 106 |
| Long layoff, then light racing schedule, light work tab - hope she makes it to BC | |||
| 6 | Dorth Vader, by Girvin | G. Weaver | 100 |
| 7 | Richi, by Practical Joke | B. Baffert | 102 |
| 8 | Hope Road, by Quality Road | B. Baffert | 104 |
| 9 | Gin Gin, byt Hightail (new) | B. Walsh | 96 |
| 10 | Roal Spa, by Violence (9) | R. Brisset | 97 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 115 |
| His facing salty elders in Classic is the top story of this Breeders' Cup | |||
| 2 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Respect all the shipping, tackling elders, but sure seems he's plateaued | |||
| 3 | Baeza, by McKinzie | J. Shirreffs | 102 |
| If this were a BC Classic ranking, I'd have him over Journalism | |||
| 4 | Patch Adams, by Into Mischief (R) | B. Cox | 103 |
| Injured and retired before we got to see him against older horses | |||
| 5 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map | I. Wilkes | 98 |
| Done racing this year; good wins both dirt and turf, but future all grass | |||
| 6 | Magnitude, by Not This Time | S. Asmussen | 108 |
| 7 | Nevada Beach, by Omaha Beach | B. Baffert | 101 |
| 8 | Goal Oriented, by Not This Time | B. Baffert | 101 |
| 9 | Gosger, by Nyquist | B. Walsh | 101 |
| 10 | Tappan Street, by Into Mischief | B. Cox | 94 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro | M. Casse | 93 |
| Keeps churning out good races; ground loss cost her in Spinster | |||
| 2 | Scottish Lassie, by McKinzie | J. Abreu | 99 |
| The Cotillion (she was fourth) threw much of this division into disarray | |||
| 3 | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Cox | 91 |
| Steady slide since her Oaks and the form of that race is suspect | |||
| 4 | La Cara, by Street Sense | M. Casse | 93 |
| One of several who disappointed in Cotillion | |||
| 5 | Clicquot, by Quality Road | B. Walsh | 92 |
| Fourth straight win came in Grade 1 debut; might still be more there | |||
| 6 | Ragtime, by Union Rags | B. Mott | 96 |
| 7 | Kilwin, by Twirling Candy | G. Arnold | 96 |
| 8 | Fionn, by Twirling Candy | B. Cox | 91 |
| 9 | Immersive, by Nyquist | B. Cox | 90 |
| 10 | Laurelin, by Zarak | H.G. Motion | 95 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 107 |
| Still so much better than American 1 1/2-mile turfers it's not even funny | |||
| 2 | Deterministic, by Liam's Map (I) | M. Clement | 101 |
| Best turf resume in North America but out until 2026 | |||
| 3 | Notable Speech, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 103 |
| Looks like just one of many tough Euros for BC Mile this year | |||
| 4 | El Cordobes, by Frankel | C. Appleby | 104 |
| Regressed in Turf Classic and race flowed against him | |||
| 5 | Formidable Man, by City of Light | M. McCarthy | 98 |
| Will bring a 6-for-6 SA record into BC Mile; unpublished work on Oct. 3 | |||
| 6 | Redistricting, by Kingman | C. Brown | 102 |
| 7 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | M. Clement | 102 |
| 8 | Rhetorical, by Not This Time (new) | W. Walden | 101 |
| 9 | Fort Washington, by War Front | S. McGaughey | 99 |
| 10 | Johannes, by Nyquist | T. Yakteen | 103 |
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 (R) | C. Brown | 99 |
| Grand start to North American debut, but now retired | |||
| 3 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 106 |
| No better six-furlong turf sprinter in the land | |||
| 4 | Diamond Rain, by Shamardal | C. Appleby | 104 |
| Probably best in E.P. Taylor; didn't run, as was possible, on the Arc card | |||
| 5 | Dynamic Pricing, by Night of Thunder | C. Brown | 100 |
| Didn't really run at all in First Lady; barely clinging to this spot | |||
| 6 | Simply in Front, by Summer Front (new) | E. Kenneally | 96 |
| 7 | Bellezza, by Siyouni (6) | M. Clement | 97 |
| 8 | Future Is Now, by Great Notion | M. Trombetta | 99 |
| 9 | Choisya, by Night of Thunder (new) | S. Crisford | 101 |
| 10 | Beach Bomb, by Lancaster Bomber (new) | H.G. Motion | 100 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 111 |
| After subpar Forego, which he still won, gelding done for this season | |||
| 2 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Will come fresh into Breeders' Cup after campaign that began last year | |||
| 3 | Nysos, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 108 |
| BC Sprint is in play (along with Dirt Mile) after late-summer problems | |||
| 4 | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca | R. Baltas | |
| Ran right through Rancho Bernardo hot pace - that was mare's "bounce" | |||
| 5 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 104 |
| Has won two of three main goals for '25 - BC Turf Sprint is the third | |||
| 6 | Bentornato, by Valiant Minister | J. D'Angelo | 108 |
| 7 | Patch Adams, by Into Mischief (R) | B. Cox | 103 |
| 8 | Straight No Chaser, by Speightster | D. Blacker | 107 |
| 9 | Nakatomi, by Firing Line (new) | W. Ward | 105 |
| 10 | Think Big, by Twirling Candy | M. Stidham | 101 |
2-year old males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Ted Noffey, by Into Mischief | T. Pletcher | 98 |
| Showing no chinks in his armor; beat a nice colt in Breeders' Futurity | |||
| 2 | Brant, by Gun Runner | B. Baffert | 101 |
| DMR Futurity left me a little cold; will his way of going catch up to him? | |||
| 3 | Intrepido, by Maximus Mischief (new) | J. Mullins | 87 |
| Overcame plenty to win two-turn and stakes debut at Santa Anita | |||
| 4 | Blackout Time, by Not This Time | K. McPeek | 83 |
| Ted Noffey got first run at KEE; good second making first start in two months | |||
| 5 | Desert Gate, by Omaha Beach (3) | B. Baffert | 88 |
| Didn't lose much in Oct. 4 defeat, but also didn't progress | |||
| 6 | Napoleon Solo, by Liam's Map (new) | C. Summers | 94 |
| 7 | Final Score, by Not This Time (8) | T. Pletcher | 81 |
| 8 | Englishman, by Maxfield (5) | C. DeVaux | 97 |
| 9 | Plutarch, by Into Mischief (new) | B. Baffert | 86 |
| 10 | It's Our Time, by Not This Time (6) | T. Amoss | 94 |
2-year old fillies (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Explora, by Blame (2) | B. Baffert | 88 |
| Quickly bounced back from surprising DMR Debutante defeat | |||
| 2 | Bottle of Rouge, by Vino Rosso (3) | B. Baffert | 78 |
| Two-turn question not asked until BC Juvenile Fillies | |||
| 3 | Tommy Jo, by Into Mischief (1) | T. Pletcher | 85 |
| Fouled in Alcibiades, but don't think she was going past Percy's Bar | |||
| 4 | Percy's Bar, by Upstart (6) | B. Colebrook | 80 |
| Showed new dimension going gate to wire in bitter Alcibiades DQ | |||
| 5 | Iron Orchard, by Authentic (10) | D. Gargan | 81 |
| Ground out that Frizette win; not certain to go on to Breeders' Cup | |||
| 6 | Lennilu, by Leinster (8) | P. Biancone | 85 |
| 7 | Ground Support, by Army Mule (new) | K. Danner | 78 |
| 8 | Corsia Veloce, by Practical Joke (4) (I) | P. Biancone | 85 |
| 9 | Final Accord, by War of Will (new) | M. Casse | 85 |
| 10 | Rileytole, by Mitole (new) | S. Joseph | 79 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired