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Updated: March 12, 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 |
| Leaving him atop list for now but several might prove his equal in '25 | |||
| 2 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 110 |
| Should have his way with overmatched rivals next out at GP | |||
| 3 | Locked, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 109 |
| Did what he was supposed to do in Big Cap, but did it fast | |||
| 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 |
| Solid enough comeback stakes score in tightener | |||
| 6 | Fierceness, by City of Light | T. Pletcher | 111 |
| 7 | Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator | S. Joseph | 107 |
| 8 | First Mission, by Street Sense | B. Cox | 106 |
| 9 | Alexander Helios, by Cairo Prince | S. Joseph | 102 |
| 10 | Hall of Fame, by Gun Runner | S. Asmussen | 103 |
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 (8) | B. Baffert | 101 |
| G1 winner 4-4, continues improving, still more to give; watch out TA | |||
| 3 | Raging Sea,by Curlin (2) | C. Brown | 97 |
| Came on strong at age 4 and could be better this year at 5 | |||
| 4 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach (3) | C. Brown | 110 |
| After missing Beholder Mile (sick) the focus turns to Madison at KEE | |||
| 5 | Richi, by Practical Joke (9) | B. Baffert | 100 |
| Strong sprinting and at middle distance; gave Cavalieri a good fight | |||
| 6 | Randomized, by Nyquist (4) | C. Brown | 99 |
| 7 | Power Squeeze, by Union Rags (5) | J. Delgado | 93 |
| 8 | Candied, by Candy Ride (6) | T. Pletcher | 99 |
| 9 | Hope Road, by Quality Road (7) | B. Baffert | 102 |
| 10 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (new) | C. Brown | 104 |
3-year old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| Figured he'd need his '25 bow; figured wrong; Derby favorite | |||
| 2 | Barnes, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 105 |
| 100 percent lived up to hype - and lost; wonder how far he wants to run | |||
| 3 | Citizen Bull, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 98 |
| Has done nothing wrong, yet still needs to step it up in SA Derby | |||
| 4 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 95 |
| Wants more ground, wasn't cranked, won FOY; races FAR better than works | |||
| 5 | Cornucopian, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 102 |
| Incredibly fast, so much stamina on dam's side; late to party, though | |||
| 6 | River Thames, by Maclean's Music | T. Pletcher | 95 |
| 7 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map | B. Baffert | 91 |
| 8 | Chancer McPatrick, by McKinzie | C. Brown | 92 |
| 9 | Sandman, by Tapit | 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 | 89 |
| Turns out she is the leading Oaks hope for Cox; FG Oaks next | |||
| 2 | Tenma, by Nyquist | B. Baffert | 92 |
| Lone loss came in only start with blinkers | |||
| 3 | Simply Joking, by Practical Joke | W. Beckman | 87 |
| Back training after minor illness; FG Oaks seems likely | |||
| 4 | Muhimma, by Munnings | B. Cox | 89 |
| Very disappointing 3yo bow; giving her one mulligan; Ashland next | |||
| 5 | Quietside, by Malibu Moon | J. Ortiz | 86 |
| Track profile helped her but Honeybee validates good 2yo form | |||
| 6 | Immersive, by Nyquist (I) | B. Cox | 84 |
| 7 | Ballerina d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro | C. Brown | 87 |
| 8 | Five G, by Vekoma | G. Weaver | 86 |
| 9 | Maysam, by Game Winner (new) | B. Baffert | 90 |
| 10 | Supa Speed, by Justify (new) | J. Sadler | 90 |
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 |
| Strong breakthrough win: let's see him do it again | |||
| 6 | Far Bridge, by English Channel | C. Clement | 102 |
| 7 | Redistricting, by Kingman | C. Brown | 98 |
| 8 | Formidable Man, by City of Light | M. McCarthy | 98 |
| 9 | There Goes Harvard, by Will Take Charge | M. McCarthy | 100 |
| 10 | Nation's Pride, by Teofilo (new) | C. Appleby | 104 |
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; soon back training | |||
| 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 | Nanda Dea, by Fortify | I. Correas | 86 |
| 7 | Kathynmarissa, by American Pharoah | R. Dutrow | 94 |
| 8 | Star of Mystery, by Kodiac | C. Appleby | 108 |
| 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 |
| Beat nothing in Saudi Arabia but good to see him string together races | |||
| 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; gearing up for '25 | |||
| 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 |
| NJ-bred preps in Virginia for trip to UAE (Godolphin Mile) | |||
| 6 | Kopion, by Omaha Beach | R. Mandella | 110 |
| 7 | Nakatomi, by Firing Line | W. Ward | 105 |
| 8 | Big City Lights, by Mr. Big | R. Mandella | 103 |
| 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