Updated: June 11, 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 | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| Didn't stride like himself chasing Raging Torrent over SAR slop | |||
| 2 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief (new) | D. O'Neill | 106 |
| Godolphin Mile to Met Mile over Fierceness, and Malibu, too; legit! | |||
| 3 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| Wonder if Pegasus proves to be his last truly top performance | |||
| 4 | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner (3) | C. Brown | 112 |
| Coming fresh into Stephen Foster; don't know what to expect | |||
| 5 | Mindframe, by Constitution (4) | T. Pletcher | 103 |
| Got up in loaded CD stakes; still think he'll be better around two turns | |||
| 6 | Locked, by Gun Runner (5) | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| 7 | Nysos, by Nyquist (6) | B. Baffert | 108 |
| 8 | First Mission, by Street Sense | B. Cox | 109 |
| 9 | Just a Touch, by Justify (7) | B. Cox | 104 |
| 10 | Hit Show, by Candy Ride (9) | B. Cox | 100 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Blown away by the way she handled so many new things at CD, still romp | |||
| 2 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (7) | C. Brown | 111 |
| Saratoga dazzler; two best older dirt females in training want one turn | |||
| 3 | Raging Sea,by Curlin | C. Brown | 97 |
| Could barely stand up in the slop at SAR; draw a line through it | |||
| 4 | Cavalieri (2) | B. Baffert | 101 |
| Was rising toward top of division - before she abruptly stopped training | |||
| 5 | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna | K. McPeek | 111 |
| Back on work tab after La Troienne disaster; we'll see | |||
| 6 | Richi, by Practical Joke (4) | B. Baffert | 102 |
| 7 | Dorth Vader, by Girvin (new) | G. Weaver | 95 |
| 8 | Seismic Beauty, by Uncle Mo | B. Baffert | 104 |
| 9 | Sweet Azteca, by Sharp Azteca | R. Baltas | 106 |
| 10 | Royal Spa, by Violence | R. Brisset | 96 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 109 |
| Threat to run the table all through BC Classic; masterfully trained | |||
| 2 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Think about this: He wins the Triple Crown in many recent seasons | |||
| 3 | Baeza, by McKinzie | J. Shirreffs | 102 |
| Expected step forward in Belmont turned into a step back; regroup | |||
| 4 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map (5) | I. Wilkes | 96 |
| Pace against him in Matt Winn, which also was too short | |||
| 5 | East Avenue, by Medaglia d'Oro (7) | B. Walsh | 96 |
| To me he's still not showing the brilliance he had at age 2 | |||
| 6 | Sandman, by Tapit | M. Casse | 99 |
| 7 | Final Gambit, by Not This Time (4) | B. Cox | 98 |
| 8 | Owen Almighty, by Speightstown | B. Lynch | 93 |
| 9 | Gosger, by Nyquist | B. Walsh | 97 |
| 10 | Strategic Focus, by Not This Time (new) | C. Brown | 102 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Cox | 91 |
| Not like she just got beat in the Acrorn - she didn't fire at all | |||
| 2 | Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro | M. Casse | 91 |
| Surface-switch romp at SAR only enhances stature | |||
| 3 | La Cara, by Street Sense (7) | M. Casse | 93 |
| Two G1s to Good Cheer's one; seemingly one-dimensional, but fast | |||
| 4 | Immersive, by Nyquist (8) | B. Cox | 84 |
| Juvenile filly champ set for June comeback in Monomoy Girl at CD | |||
| 5 | Shred the Gnar, by Into Mischief (3) | B. Lynch | 93 |
| Scratched from Acorn, so yet to even race in a stakes | |||
| 6 | Drexel Hill, by Bolt d'Oro (5) | W. Beckman | 88 |
| 7 | Look Forward, by Bolt d'Oro (new) | M. McCarthy | 89 |
| 8 | Bless the Broken, by Laoban (6) | W. Walden | 87 |
| 9 | Scottish Lassie, by McKinzie (new) | J. Abreu | 90 |
| 10 | Clicquot, by Quality Road (8) | B. Walsh | 88 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Carl Spackler, by Lope de Vega | C. Brown | 106 |
| No one stepped far enough to knock him out of top spot - yet | |||
| 2 | Spirit of St Louis, by Medaglia d'Oro | C. Brown | 102 |
| Misfire in Manhattan and had handled wet courses before | |||
| 3 | Integration, by Quality Road (7) | S. McGaughey | 102 |
| Has put together an excellent campaign for a horse winless in four starts | |||
| 4 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | M. Clement | 102 |
| Manhattan already was too short at 9.5f; switch to 9f made it even tougher | |||
| 5 | Deterministic, by Liam's Map (new) | M. Clement | 100 |
| Emerging major player in older turf division, but is 9f his best trip? | |||
| 6 | Johannes, by Nyquist (2) | T. Yakteen | 103 |
| 7 | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi (6) | S. McGaughey | 102 |
| 8 | Mercante, by Gun Runner | B. Knippenberg | 102 |
| 9 | Highway Robber, by Hard Spun | B. Lynch | 100 |
| 10 | King of Gosford, by Zoustar | P. D'Amato | 100 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | She Feels Pretty, by Karakontie | C. DeVaux | 100 |
| No lover of soft ground but still gutted out another G1 | |||
| 2 | Excellent Truth, by Cotai Glory | C. Brown | 99 |
| Outkicked by stablemate in Just a Game but held G1 form | |||
| 3 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy (10) | R. Baltas | 106 |
| The same G1 horse this year as last; aired in Jaipur and better on firm | |||
| 4 | Cinderella's Dream, by Shamardal (3) | C. Appleby | 99 |
| Easy Newmarket win on 5/4; N. American goals are Diana, Breeders' Cup | |||
| 5 | Dynamic Pricing, by Night of Thunder (new) | C. Brown | 100 |
| Seems improved at 4 but two graded wins came on wet turf | |||
| 6 | Be Your Best, by Muhaarar | S. Joseph | 98 |
| 7 | Beach Bomb, by Lancaster Bomber (new) | H.G. Motion | 100 |
| 8 | Queen Maxima, by Bucchero (9) | J. Mullins | 96 |
| 9 | Choisya, by Night of Thunder (5) | S. and E. Crisford | 101 |
| 10 | Kehoe Beach, by Omaha Beach (4) | W. Ward | 98 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| Ran far faster in Derby City than Mindframe in Churchill Downs; awesome | |||
| 2 | Nysos, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 108 |
| Might be as much router and sprinter; either way, incredible talent | |||
| 3 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero (5) | D. Ryan | 104 |
| True North closer to G1 than G3; improved tactical speed this year | |||
| 4 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief | D. O'Neill | 104 |
| His two G1 wins this year came over 1 mile, or he'd be rated 2nd | |||
| 5 | Mullikin, by Violence (3) | R. Brisset | 105 |
| Looks like Danno's just better | |||
| 6 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (new) | C. Brown | 111 |
| 7 | Booth, by Mitole (5) | S. Asmussen | 107 |
| 8 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy (new) | R. Baltas | 104 |
| 9 | Nakatomi, by Firing Line (7) | W. Ward | 105 |
| 10 | Think Big, by Twirling Candy (8) | M. Stidham | 110 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired