Top 50 World Ranked Horses of 2004
Horses qualify by racing 1 January '04 to 31 December '04
    Indicates World's Top Ranked horses over Distance Aptitude by Surface, Age and sex
 
Rank Horse a.s Rating Apt Surface Finish RACE
where rating was attained
Group Distance Trained
1 Ghostzapper (USA) 4.C 130 I Dirt 1st BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC POWERED BY DODGE 1 2000 USA
123 M 1st PHILIP H. ISELIN BREEDERS' CUP 3 1800 USA
2 Smarty Jones (USA) 3.C 128 I Dirt 1st PREAKNESS 1 1900 USA
118 M 1st ARKANSAS DERBY 2 1800 USA
3 Doyen (IRE) 4.C 127 L Turf 1st KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND 1 2400 GB
4= Bago (FR) 3.C 126 L Turf 1st ARC DE TRIOMPHE LUCIEN BARRIERE 1 2400 FR
4= Pleasantly Perfect (USA) 6.H 126 I Dirt 1st EMIRATES AIRLINE DUBAI WORLD CUP 1 2000 USA
6 Cherry Mix (FR) 3.C 125 L Turf 2nd ARC DE TRIOMPHE LUCIEN BARRIERE 1 2400 FR
7= Haafhd (GB) 3.C 124 I Turf 1st EMIRATES AIRLINE CHAMPION 1 2000 GB
122 M Turf 1st ULTIMATEBET.COM 2000 GUINEAS 1 1600 GB
7= Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 5.H 124 I Dirt 2nd EMIRATES AIRLINE DUBAI WORLD CUP 1 2000 USA
9= Azamour (IRE) 3.C 123 I Turf 1st BAILEYS IRISH CHAMPION 1 2000 IRE
9= Grey Swallow (IRE) 3.C 123 L Turf 1st BUDWEISER IRISH DERBY 1 2400 IRE
9= Lonhro (AUS) 6.H 123 M Turf 1st GEORGE RYDER 1 1500 AUS
9= Pico Central (BRZ) 5.H 123 S Dirt 1st VOSBURGH 1 1200 USA
9= Rakti (GB) 5.H 123 M Turf 1st NETJETS QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1 1600 GB
9= Roses In May (USA) 4.C 123 I Dirt 2nd BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC POWERED BY DODGE 1 2000 USA
9= Silent Witness (AUS)
ex Eltira (AUS)
5.H 123 S Turf 1st CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG SPRINT 1 1200 HK
9= Sulamani (IRE) 5.H 123 I Turf 1st JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL 1 2000 GB
18= Kitten's Joy (USA) 3.C 122 L Turf 1st JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC INVITATIONAL 1 2400 USA
18= Lucky Story (USA) 3.C 122 M Turf 2nd NETJETS QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1 1600 GB
18= North Light (IRE) 3.C 122 L Turf 1st VODAFONE DERBY 1 2400 GB
2nd BUDWEISER IRISH DERBY 1 2400 GB
18= Southern Image (USA) 4.C 122 M Dirt 2nd STEPHEN FOSTER 1 1800 USA
I 1st PIMLICO SPECIAL 1 1900 USA
18= Speightstown (USA) 6.H 122 S Dirt 1st BREEDERS' CUP SPRINT 1 1200 USA
1st ALFRED G VANDERBILT 2 1200 USA
18= Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) 4.C 122 L Turf 1st JAPAN CUP 1 2400 JPN
25= Better Talk Now (USA) 5.H 121 L Turf 1st JOHN DEERE BREEDERS' CUP TURF 1 2400 USA
25= Norse Dancer (IRE) 4.C 121 I Turf 2nd JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL 1 2000 GB
2nd BAILEYS IRISH CHAMPION 1 2000 GB
25= Refuse To Bend (IRE) 4.C 121 M Turf 1st QUEEN ANNE 1 1600 GB
I 1st CORAL ECLIPSE 1 2000 GB
28= Acropolis (IRE) 3.C 120 L Turf 4th ARC DE TRIOMPHE LUCIEN BARRIERE 1 2400 IRE
28= Birdstone (USA) 3.C 120 L Dirt 1st BELMONT 1 2400 USA
28= Birdstone (USA) 3.C I 1st TRAVERS 1 2000 USA
28= Durandal (JPN) 5.H 120 M Turf 1st MILE CHAMPIONSHIP 1 1600 JPN
28= Hard Buck (BRZ) 5.H 120 L Turf 2nd KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND 1 2400 USA
28= Ouija Board (GB) 3.F 120 L Turf 1st VODAFONE OAKS 1 2400 GB
3rd ARC DE TRIOMPHE LUCIEN BARRIERE 1 2400 GB
28= Powerscourt (GB) 4.C 120 I Turf 3rd BAILEYS IRISH CHAMPION 1 2000 IRE
28= Rule of Law (USA) 3.C 120 E Turf 1st BETFAIR.COM ST LEGER 1 2900 GB
28= Tap Dance City (USA) 7.H 120 L Turf 1st TAKARAZUKA KINEN 1 2200 JPN
28= Tycoon (GB) 3.C 120 L Turf 3rd BUDWEISER IRISH DERBY 1 2400 IRE
28= Warrsan (IRE) 6.H 120 I Turf 2nd CORAL ECLIPSE 1 2000 GB
38= Grand Armee (AUS) 6.H 119 M Turf 2nd GEORGE RYDER 1 1500 AUS
I 1st THRIFTY MACKINNON 1 2000 AUS
38= Papineau (GB) 4.C 119 E Turf 1st GOLD CUP 1 4000 GB
38= Peace Rules (USA) 4.C 119 M Dirt 1st NEW ORLEANS 2 1800 USA
I 1st SUBURBAN 1 2000 USA
38= Perfect Drift (USA) 5.H 119 M Dirt 2nd WHITNEY 1 1800 USA
I 2nd PACIFIC CLASSIC 1 2000 USA
38= Saint Liam (USA) 4.C 119 M Dirt 2nd WOODWARD 1 1800 USA
38= Shirocco (GER) 3.C 119 L Turf 1st JOCKEY CLUB E COPPA D'ORO 1 2400 GER
38= Soviet Song (IRE) 4.F 119 M Turf 1st UAE EQUESTRIAN & RACING FEDERATION FALMOUTH 1 1600 GB
1st COOLMORE FUSAICHI PEGASUS MATRON 1 1600 GB
38= Vinnie Roe (IRE) 6.H 119 E Turf 1st IRISH ST LEGER 1 2800 IRE
2nd EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP 1 3200 IRE
46= Attraction (GB) 3.F 118 M Turf 1st KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN SUN CHARIOT 1 1600 GB
2nd COOLMORE FUSAICHI PEGASUS MATRON 1 1600 GB
46= Azeri (USA) 6.M 118 M Dirt 1st GO FOR WAND 1 1800 USA
1st APPLE BLOSSOM 1 1800 USA
46= Bachelor Duke (USA) 3.C 118 M Turf 1st BOYLESPORTS IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1 1600 GB
46= Bandari (IRE) 5.H 118 L Turf 1st CANTORODDS.COM PRINCESS OF WALES'S 2 2400 GB
46= Bullish Luck (USA)
ex Al Moughazel (USA)
5.G 118 I Turf 2nd CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP 1 2000 HK
46= Electrocutionist (USA) 3.C 118 L Turf 2nd JOCKEY CLUB E COPPA D'ORO 1 2400 ITY
46= Gamut (IRE) 5.H 118 L Turf 1st SAINT-CLOUD 1 2400 GB
46= Kela (USA) 6.H 118 S Dirt 2nd BREEDERS' CUP SPRINT 1 1200 USA
1st PAT  O'BRIEN BREEDERS' CUP 2 1400 USA
46= Let The Lion Roar (GB) 3.C 118 L Turf 3rd VODAFONE DERBY 1 2400 GB
46= Midas Eyes (USA) 4.C 118 S Dirt 1st FOREGO 1 1400 USA
46= Nayyir (GB) 6.H 118 M Turf 2nd CANTOR ODDS SUSSEX 1 1600 GB
46= Savabeel (AUS) 3.C 118 I Turf 1st CARLTON DRAUGHT COX PLATE 1 2000 AUS
46= Sightseek (USA) 5.M 118 M Dirt 1st BELDAME 1 1800 USA
Dirt 1st RUFFIAN 1 1800 USA
46= Singletary (USA) 4.C 118 M Turf 1st NETJETS BREEDERS' CUP MILE 1 1600 USA
46= Snow Ridge (IRE) 3.C 118 M Turf 2nd ULTIMATEBET.COM 2000 GUINEAS 1 1600 GB
46= Somnus (GB) 4.G 118 M Turf 1st FORE^T 1 1400 GB
46= Westerner (GB) 5.H 118 E Turf 1st ROYAL-OAK 1 3100 FR
46= Whipper (USA) 3.C 118 M Turf 1st JACQUES LE MAROIS 1 1600 FR
46= Yard-Arm (SAF) 5.G 118 I Turf 1st J&B MET 1 2000 SAF