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Updated: March 26, 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.
Full Leaderboard of Horse Ratings Today:
Horses | Trainers | Jockeys | Stallions | Best Beyers
| Horse/sire | Trainer | Best Beyer | |
Older dirt males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner | C. Brown | 112 |
| Sluggish in FG comeback but race didn't suit him; still wanted to see more | |||
| 2 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| 1-10 or thereabouts this weekend in GP stepping-stone race | |||
| 3 | Locked, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| Looks like he's finally come into himself; back working after Big Cap | |||
| 4 | Forever Young, by Real Steel | Y. Yahagi | 109 |
| Likely won't see him till Breeders' Cup; tremendous in Saudi Cup | |||
| 5 | Mindframe, by Constitution | T. Pletcher | 103 |
| Obviously will want to see more next out than in modest comeback | |||
| 6 | Fierceness, by City of Light | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| 7 | Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator | S. Joseph | 107 |
| 8 | Touchuponastar, by Star Guitar (new) | J. Delhomme | 109 |
| 9 | Hall of Fame, by Gun Runner (10) | S. Asmussen | 106 |
| 10 | First Mission, by Street Sense (8) | B. Cox | 106 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna | K. McPeek | 111 |
| Solid comeback win; still no idea if she ever returns to Travers level | |||
| 2 | Cavalieri, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 101 |
| G1 winner 4-4, continues improving, still more to give; watch out, TA | |||
| 3 | Raging Sea,by Curlin | C. Brown | 97 |
| Came on strong at age 4 and could be better this year at 5 | |||
| 4 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | C. Brown | 110 |
| After missing Beholder Mile (sick) the focus turns to Madison at KEE | |||
| 5 | Richi, by Practical Joke | B. Baffert | 100 |
| Strong sprinting and at middle distance; gave Cavalieri a good fight | |||
| 6 | Randomized, by Nyquist | C. Brown | 99 |
| 7 | Power Squeeze, by Union Rags | J. Delgado | 93 |
| 8 | Candied, by Candy Ride | T. Pletcher | 99 |
| 9 | Hope Road, by Quality Road | B. Baffert | 102 |
| 10 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke | C. Brown | 104 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Lights-out 3yo debut and has continued to look the part in breezes | |||
| 2 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief (4) | B. Mott | 95 |
| Won FOY clearly at less than full strength; works improved since | |||
| 3 | Citizen Bull, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 98 |
| Awesome resume, rock-solid, but does he have the upside? | |||
| 4 | Barnes, by Into Mischief (2) | B. Baffert | 105 |
| San Felipe tactics hinted at distance concerns, as have subsequent works | |||
| 5 | Cornucopian, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 102 |
| One chance to crash the Derby comes Saturday in Arkansas | |||
| 6 | Tiztastic, by Tiz the Law (new) | S. Asmussen | 95 |
| 7 | River Thames, by Maclean's Music (6) | T. Pletcher | 95 |
| 8 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map (7) | I. Wilkes | 91 |
| 9 | Sandman, by Tapit (8) | M. Casse | 92 |
| 10 | Flood Zone, by Frosted | B. Cox | 98 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Cox | 91 |
| Tactical change in FG Oaks (closer to lead) produced new top figure | |||
| 2 | Tenma, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 92 |
| Not much to fault, but want to see strong SA Oaks to rate her with top one | |||
| 3 | Simply Joking, by Practical Joke | W. Beckman | 87 |
| Minor illness made her miss FG Oaks; found good spot in Fantasy | |||
| 4 | Muhimma, by Munnings | B. Cox | 89 |
| Very disappointing 3yo bow, hard to love 3/22 FG work; questions | |||
| 5 | Quietside, by Malibu Moon | J. Ortiz | 86 |
| Simply Joking only Fantasy rival tougher than Honeybee foes | |||
| 6 | Immersive, by Nyquist (I) | B. Cox | 84 |
| 7 | Five G, by Vekoma (7) | G. Weaver | 86 |
| 8 | Maysam, by Game Winner (9) | B. Baffert | 90 |
| 9 | Supa Speed, by Justify (10) | J. Sadler | 90 |
| 10 | Ahavah, by City of Light (new) | C. DeVaux | 85 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Johannes (I), by Nyquist | T. Yakteen | 103 |
| Injured, out, and sounds like we might not see him for many months | |||
| 2 | Carl Spackler, by Lope de Vega | C. Brown | 106 |
| Steady works for crack miler; wonder if he comes back at KEE | |||
| 3 | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 107 |
| Sheema Classic, then wonder if the focus turns to American racing | |||
| 4 | Integration, by Quality Road | S. McGaughey | 105 |
| Going to Dubai, nearly always a bad idea for American turf horses | |||
| 5 | Spirit of St Louis | C. Brown | 102 |
| He and Redistricting disappointed in Muniz; soft division right now | |||
| 6 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | C. Clement | 102 |
| 7 | Formidable Man, by City of Light (8) | M. McCarthy | 98 |
| 8 | Nation's Pride, by Teofilo | C. Appleby | 104 |
| 9 | Gigante, by Not This Time (new) | S. Asmussen | 97 |
| 10 | Atitlan, by The Factor (new) | J. Shirreffs | 97 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | She Feels Pretty, by Karakontie | C. DeVaux | 100 |
| Just getting warmed up at brilliant end of 3yo season; back on work tab | |||
| 2 | Sacred Wish, by Not This Time | G. Weaver | 98 |
| Validated her Matriarch with near miss in Pegasus F & M Turf | |||
| 3 | Cinderella's Dream, by Shamardal | C. Appleby | 99 |
| Made '25 bow at Meydan and headed back Stateside | |||
| 4 | A G Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 106 |
| Sprint to a mile she's very fast; finally back on work tab | |||
| 5 | Be Your Best, by Muhaarar | S. Joseph | 98 |
| Has hit a new level for Joseph; cutback to mid-distance has helped | |||
| 6 | Star of Mystery, by Kodiac | C. Appleby | 108 |
| 7 | Gimme a Nother, by Gimmethegreenlight | G. Motion | 92 |
| 8 | Saffron Moon, by Malibu Moon | C. Brown | 93 |
| 9 | Kehoe Beach, by Omaha Beach | W. Ward | 95 |
| 10 | Special Wan, by Belardo | B. Walsh | 94 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Straight No Chaser, by Speightster | D. Blacker | 107 |
| Dubai Golden Shaheen will test him far more than the Saudi Sprint | |||
| 2 | Bentornato (I), by Valiant Minister | J. D'Angelo | 102 |
| Missed Malibu with foot injury, now set to miss more months | |||
| 3 | Mullikin, by Violence | R. Brisset | 105 |
| Cigar Mile hinted 7f his max; working steadily at KEE for '25 bow | |||
| 4 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief | D. O'Neill | 104 |
| Ready to launch 4yo campaign - in Godolphin Mile, evidently | |||
| 5 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 104 |
| Solid Virginia-restricted comeback win at CNL; on to Godolphin Mile | |||
| 6 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| 7 | Nakatomi, by Firing Line | W. Ward | 105 |
| 8 | Booth, by Mitole | S. Asmussen | 107 |
| 9 | Banishing, by Ghostzapper | D. Jacobson | 103 |
| 10 | Montalcino, by Take Charge Indy | C. DeVaux | 103 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired