Updated: May 7, 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. | Fierceness, by City of Light (4) | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| Was just brilliant at age 3. Is all racehorse this year. | |||
| 2. | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| Stayed sharp smacking around overmatched Gulfstream rivals 3/29 | |||
| 3. | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner (1) | C. Brown | 112 |
| Sluggish in '25 comeback 3/22; Fierceness leapt ahead of him | |||
| 4. | Mindframe, by Constitution (7) | T. Pletcher | 103 |
| Got up in loaded CD stakes; still think he'll be better around two turns | |||
| 5. | Locked, by Gun Runner (3) | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| Slow pace or not, he looked dull from the start of the Alysheba | |||
| 6. | Just a Touch, by Justify (5) | B. Cox | 104 |
| 7. | First Mission, by Street Sense (6) | B. Cox | 109 |
| 8. | Banishing, by Ghostzapper (new) | D. Jacobson | 106 |
| 9. | Hit Show, by Candy Ride | B. Cox | 100 |
| 10. | Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator (8) | S. Joseph | 107 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1. | Cavalieri, by Nyquist (2) | B. Baffert | 101 |
| Thorpedo Anna's tumble makes her a legit No. 1 here - among routers | |||
| 2. | Kopion, by Omaha Beach (4) | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Blown away by her ability to adapt to so many new things, still romp | |||
| 3. | Raging Sea,by Curlin | C. Brown | 97 |
| She took down the Horse of the Year - with an 85 Beyer. Incredible. | |||
| 4. | Richi, by Practical Joke (5) | B. Baffert | 102 |
| Flattered Cavalieri with strong Santa Maria win | |||
| 5. | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna (1) | K. McPeek | 111 |
| Think she's been declining since her awesome Travers run | |||
| 6. | Randomized, by Nyquist | C. Brown | 99 |
| 7. | Hope Road, by Quality Road (9) | B. Baffert | 104 |
| 8. | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (10) | C. Brown | 104 |
| 9. | Power Squeeze, by Union Rags (7) | J. Delgado | 93 |
| 10. | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca (new) | M. McCarthy | 106 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1. | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 104 |
| Stays right where he was here before Derby - No. 1 | |||
| 2. | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Wins most recent Derbies. 100 percent showed up in Louisville | |||
| 3. | Baeza, by McKinzie (8) | J. Shirreffs | 102 |
| Saved more ground than Derby top 2 but had trouble they did not | |||
| 4. | Final Gambit, by Not This Time (new) | B. Cox | 98 |
| Race flow favored him but he also had legit early Derby trouble | |||
| 5. | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map | I. Wilkes | 96 |
| Finishes at least 4th in the Derby if he doesn't have to check at half-mile | |||
| 6. | Sandman, by Tapit | M. Casse | 99 |
| 7. | East Avenue, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Walsh | 96 |
| 8. | Owen Almighty, by Speightstown (new) | B. Lynch | 93 |
| 9. | River Thames, by Maclean's Music 10) | T. Pletcher | 95 |
| 10. | Tiztastic, by Tiz the Law (9) | S. Asmussen | 95 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1. | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Cox | 91 |
| Seemed like a couldn't-lose Oaks proposition - and was | |||
| 2. | Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro (5) | M. Casse | 88 |
| Turf horse rated 2nd this time of year says a lot about division | |||
| 3. | Shred the Gnar, by Into Mischief (new) | B. Lynch | 94 |
| Churchill N1X Beyer tops division; Acorn likely next | |||
| 4. | Drexel Hill, by Bolt d'Oro (new) | W. Beckman | 88 |
| Capitalized on Oaks race shape, but hey, she's one of two who did | |||
| 5. | Bless the Broken, by Laoban (new) | W. Walden | 87 |
| Obviously improved since well beaten by Good Cheer in February | |||
| 6. | La Cara, by Street Sense (2) | M. Casse | 88 |
| 7. | Five G, by Vekoma | G. Weaver | 90 |
| 8. | Immersive, by Nyquist (I) | B. Cox | 84 |
| 9. | Muhimma, by Munnings | B. Cox | 89 |
| 10. | Quietside, by Malibu Moon (new) | J. Ortiz | 91 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1. | Carl Spackler, by Lope de Vega | C. Brown | 106 |
| Electric return to races at KEE; better this year than last? | |||
| 2. | Spirit of St Louis, by Medaglia d'Oro (5) | C. Brown | 102 |
| Two G1 turf wins already this year; none in '23 and '24 | |||
| 3. | Johannes, by Nyquist (I) (2) | T. Yakteen | 103 |
| Yet to work toward 2025 return | |||
| 4. | Far Bridge, by English Channel | C. Clement | 102 |
| Crazy that he and Carl Spackler debuted in same GP MSW in Jan. '23 | |||
| 5. | Think Big, by Twirling Candy (new) | M. Stidham | 101 |
| Best turf sprinter in North America still has room to improve | |||
| 6. | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 107 |
| 7. | Integration, by Quality Road (3) | S. McGaughey | 102 |
| 8. | Mercante, by Gun Runner (new) | B. Knippenberg | 102 |
| 9. | Highway Robber, by Hard Spun (new) | B. Lynch | 100 |
| 10. | Formidable Man, by City of Light (7) | M. McCarthy | 98 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1. | She Feels Pretty, by Karakontie | C. DeVaux | 100 |
| Looked as good starting 4yo campaign as she did ending her 3yo one | |||
| 2. | Excellent Truth, by Cotai Glory | C. Brown | 99 |
| Was best in Jenny Wiley, her North American debut, and more to come | |||
| 3. | Cinderella's Dream, by Shamardal | C. Appleby | 99 |
| Easy Newmarket win prep for return to U.S.? | |||
| 4. | Kehoe Beach, by Omaha Beach (4) | W. Ward | 98 |
| Impressive 4yo debut at KEE validated strong end to 3yo campaign | |||
| 5. | Gimme a Nother, by Gimmethegreenlight (7) | G. Motion | 92 |
| Second to She Feels Pretty nothing to sneeze at; going longer next time | |||
| 6. | Bellezza, by Siyouni (new) | C. Clement | 95 |
| 7. | Queen Maxima, by Bucchero (new) | J. Mullins | 96 |
| 8. | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy 4) | R. Baltas | 106 |
| 9. | Saffron Moon, by Malibu Moon (8) | C. Brown | 93 |
| 10. | Star of Mystery, by Kodiac (9) | C. Appleby | 108 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1. | Kopion, by Omaha Beach (7) | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Ran far faster in Derby City than Mindframe in Churchill Downs; awesome | |||
| 2. | Skelly, by Practical Joke (9) | S. Asmussen | 110 |
| Putting him this high because other top ones are sprinter-milers | |||
| 3. | Mullikin, by Violence | R. Brisset | 105 |
| Had the worst trip among top 5 home in Churchill Downs; will improve | |||
| 4. | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief | D. O'Neill | 104 |
| Would rate higher if strong Dubai win had come at less than 1 mile | |||
| 5. | Straight No Chaser (1) | D. Blacker | 107 |
| Wonder if we've seen the best of him | |||
| 6. | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 104 |
| 7. | Booth, by Mitole (5) | S. Asmussen | 107 |
| 8. | Nakatomi, by Firing Line (2) | W. Ward | 105 |
| 9. | Federal Judge, by Army Mule (new) | B. Cox | 106 |
| 10. | World Record, by Gun Runner (new) | R. Brisset | 100 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired