Updated: January 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 | Sierra Leone, by Gun Runner | C. Brown | 112 |
| If the BC Classic was merely a stepping-stone to his 4yo season ... | |||
| 2 | Fierceness, by City of Light | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| Not much, if anything, between him and Sierra Leone. | |||
| 3 | Mindframe, by Constitution | T. Pletcher | 103 |
| Either must learn to accept the crop, or they need to not use it; star potential | |||
| 4 | Locked, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 100 |
| Cigar Mile win possibly just a stepping-stone to even better form | |||
| 5 | Subsanador, by Fortify | R. Mandella | 106 |
| As good as he was in the Cal Crown, might more naturally suit 1 mile | |||
| 6 | Full Serrano, by Full Mast | J. Sadler | 104 |
| 7 | Highland Falls, by Curlin | B. Cox | 104 |
| 8 | Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator | S. Joseph | 107 |
| 9 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| 10 | Arthur's Ride, by Tapit | B. Mott | 111 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna | K. McPeek | 111 |
| If she's the horse from the Travers, no one's touching her - but is she? | |||
| 2 | Raging Sea, by Curlin | C. Brown | 97 |
| Beat champ Idiomatic at age 4; might be even better as a 5yo | |||
| 3 | Candied, by Candy Ride | T. Pletcher | 99 |
| Never really got into a true rhythm during '24 campaign | |||
| 4 | Richi, by Practical Joke | B. Baffert | 97 |
| Just beat a good horse over 6f, yet best S. American race came at 10f | |||
| 5 | Power Squeeze, by Union Rags | J. Delgado | 92 |
| Solid comeback at one-turn mile short of her best; maturity could help | |||
| 6 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 97 |
| 7 | Soul of an Angel, by Atreides | S. Joseph | 98 |
| 8 | Accuracy, by Arrogate | M. McCarthy | 107 |
| 9 | Vahva, by Gun Runner | C. DeVaux | 103 |
| 10 | Tarifa, by Bernardini | B. Cox | 95 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | East Avenue, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Walsh | 95 |
| Mulligan for BC, awesome in Breeders' Futurity; Risen Star comeback | |||
| 2 | Citizen Bull, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 96 |
| 2yo champ working steadily toward 3yo bow | |||
| 3 | Barnes, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 94 |
| He's a tank; yet to go two turns, should like it; got CD experience | |||
| 4 | Patch Adams, by Into Mischief | B. Cox | 98 |
| Those were not terrible horses he crushed at CD; should route | |||
| 5 | Journalism by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 89 |
| Sweet-moving colt on winter respite; distance no issue | |||
| 6 | Sovereignty | B. Mott | 89 |
| 7 | Built, by Hard Spun | W. Catalano | 92 |
| 8 | Chancer McPatrick, by McKinzie | C. Brown | 92 |
| 9 | First Resort, by Uncle Mo | E. Harty | 88 |
| 10 | Gaming, by Game Winner | B. Baffert | 95 |
3-year old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Immersive, by Nyquist | B. Cox | 84 |
| Will be champion 100 percent, but not sure she's better than Good Cheer | |||
| 2 | Good Cheer, by Medaglia d'Oro | B. Cox | 86 |
| Closer but not a total grinder; distance will not be an issue | |||
| 3 | Muhimma, by Munnings | B. Cox | 89 |
| Passed distance test in Demoiselle; a mountain of a filly; Cox loaded | |||
| 4 | Tenma | B Baffert | 83 |
| Looks like the Starlet, one-race blinkers experiment, was a blip | |||
| 5 | Ballerina d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro | C. Brown | 87 |
| Surface switch unlocked potentially serious dirt filly | |||
| 6 | Book'em, by Tiz the Law | W.B. Calhoun | 89 |
| 7 | Non Compliant, by Tiz the Law | B. Baffert | 82 |
| 8 | Five G, by Vekoma | G. Weaver | 86 |
| 9 | Quietside, by Malibu Moon | J. Ortiz | 82 |
| 10 | Simply Joking, by Practical Joke | D.W. Beckman | 79 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Johannes, by Nyquist | T. Yakteen | 103 |
| We'll see if he can take his show on the road in the Pegasus Turf | |||
| 2 | Carl Spackler, by Lope de Vega | C. Brown | 106 |
| Crack miler past his peak at BC; bet that doesn't happen again | |||
| 3 | Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 107 |
| Focusing here on horses intended for near-term American racing | |||
| 4 | Nation's Pride, by Teofilo | C. Appleby | 105 |
| Cut below Rebel's Romance but intended for upcoming Pegasus Turf | |||
| 5 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | C. Clement | 102 |
| Probably got the wrong trip in the BC Turf | |||
| 6 | Integration, by Quality Road | S. McGaughey | 101 |
| 7 | Mi Hermano Ramon, by Creative Cause | M. Glatt | 100 |
| 8 | Redistricting, by Kingman | C. Brown | 98 |
| 9 | Motorious, by Muhaarar | M. Glatt | 103 |
| 10 | Trikari, by Oscar Performance | H.G. Motion | 98 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | She Feels Pretty, by Karakontie | C. DeVaux | 100 |
| Sky's the limit; just getting warmed up at brilliant end of 3yo season | |||
| 2 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 106 |
| Sprint to a mile, she's very fast | |||
| 3 | Cinderella's Dream, by Shamardal | C. Appleby | 99 |
| Presuming she shows up in America again this year | |||
| 4 | Sacred Wish, by Not This Time | G. Weaver | 96 |
| Division needs a fresh infusion of talent | |||
| 5 | Kathynmarissa, by American Pharoah | R. Dutrow | 94 |
| Second to top-ranked filly in American Oaks; improving | |||
| 6 | Dona Clota, by Ivan Denisovich | I. Correas | N/A |
| 7 | Star of Mystery, by Kodiac | C. Appleby | 108 |
| 8 | Kehoe Beach, by Omaha Beach | W. Ward | 95 |
| 9 | Fluffy Socks, by Slumber | C. Brown | 100 |
| 10 | Poolside With Slim, by Churchill | R. Arnold | 90 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Straight No Chaser, by Speightster | D. Blacker | 107 |
| Not quite back to brilliant Maryland best; 2 years, 6 starts | |||
| 2 | Bentornato, by Valiant Minister | J. D'Angelo | 102 |
| Foot injury caused Malibu scratch; arrow pointing up into 4yo year | |||
| 3 | Mullikin, by Violence | R. Brisset | 105 |
| Cigar Mile hinted 7f his max; he's top-level at 6f-7f | |||
| 4 | Raging Torrent, by Maximus Mischief | D. O'Neill | 104 |
| To date, has needed 7f for his best, but BC might not tell tale | |||
| 5 | The Chosen Vron (I), by Vronsky | J. Kruljac | 105 |
| Hard to believe he'll be as good after layoff in '25 as he was in '24 | |||
| 6 | Mufasa, by Practical Joke | I. Correas | 99 |
| 7 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 103 |
| 8 | Federal Judge, by Army Mule | B. Cox | 106 |
| 9 | Nakatomi, by Firing Line | W. Ward | 105 |
| 10 | Skelly, by Practical Joke | S. Asmussen | 105 |
Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired