The World's Leading Horses 1st May - 2nd Nov 2005
| Rank @ 2nd Nov | Rank @ 3rd Oct | Rank @ 1st Aug | Rank @ 1st Apr | Rating | Apt | Surface | Horse | A | S | Trained | Position | Race | Date | Group | Distance | Race Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 17 | 130 | L | Turf | Hurricane Run (IRE) | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 128 | M | Dirt | * | Ghostzapper (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Metropolitan H | 30th May | 1 | 1600 | USA |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 126 | L | Turf | * | Azamour (IRE) | 4 | C | IRE | 1st | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes | 23rd July | 1 | 2400 | GB |
| 3 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 126 | L | Turf | Westerner (GB) | 6 | H | FR | 2nd | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 125 | L | Turf | * | Motivator (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Vodafone Derby | 4th June | 1 | 2400 | GB | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 125 | M | Turf | * | Shamardal (USA) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | St James's Palace | 14th June | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 5 | 11 | 19 | 125 | L | Turf | Shirocco (GER) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf | 29th Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 124 | M | Dirt | Afleet Alex (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Preakness S | 21st May | 1 | 1900 | USA | ||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 124 | L | Turf | Bago (FR) | 4 | C | FR | 3rd | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | |
| 8 | 28 | 19 | 124 | E | Turf | * | Makybe Diva (GB) | 6 | M | AUS | 1st | Emirates Melbourne Cup | 1st Nov | 1 | 3200 | AUS | |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 124 | M & I | Dirt | Saint Liam (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st/2nd/1st | Stephen Foster/Whitney/Breeders’ Cup Classic – Powered by Dodge | 18th June/6th Aug/29th Oct | 1 | 1800/1800/2000 | USA | |
| 8 | 8 | 43 | 124 | M | Turf | * | Starcraft (NZ) | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Barclays PLC Queen Elizabeth II | 24th Sept | 1 | 1600 | GB | |
| 13 | 123 | I | Turf | David Junior (USA) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Emirates Airline Champion Stakes | 15th Oct | 1 | 2000 | GB | ||||
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 123 | M | Turf | * | Dubawi (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 1st/1st | Boylesports Irish 2000 Gns/ Haras de Fresnay-le Buffard Jacques Le Marois | 21st May/14th Aug | 1 | 1600 | IRE/FR | |
| 13 | 11 | 17 | 123 | I | Turf | * | Oratorio (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 1st/1st | Coral Eclipse/Baileys Irish Champion S | 2nd July/10th Sept | 1 | 2000 | GB/IRE | |
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 123 | M | Turf | Proclamation (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Cantor Spreadfair Sussex | 27th July | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 123 | S | Turf | Silent Witness (AUS) ex Eltira | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Sprinters Stakes | 2nd Oct | JPN 1 | 1200/1200 | HK/JPN | |
| 18 | 27 | 28 | 122 | L | Turf | Ace (IRE) | 4 | C | IRE | 2nd | John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf | 29th Oct | 1 | 2400 | USA | ||
| 18 | 17 | 7 | 122 | M | Turf | * | Divine Proportions (USA) | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches | 15th May | 1 | 1600 | FR | |
| 18 | 17 | 24 | 122 | I | Turf | Electrocutionist (USA) | 4 | C | ITY | 1st | Juddmonte International | 16th Aug | 1 | 2080 | GB | ||
| 18 | 122 | I | Dirt | Flower Alley (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 18 | 17 | 7 | 122 | I | Turf | Grey Swallow (IRE) | 4 | C | IRE | 1st | Tattersalls Gold Cup | 22nd May | 1 | 2100 | IRE | ||
| 18 | 17 | 7 | 122 | L | Turf | Norse Dancer (IRE) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes | 23rd July | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 24 | 121 | M | Turf | Artie Schiller (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile | 29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | USA | ||||
| 24 | 17 | 43 | 24 | 121 | M | Turf | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Atto Mile | 18th Sept | 1 | 1600 | CAN | |
| 24 | 22 | 43 | 121 | I | Turf | Maraahel (IRE) | 4 | C | GB | 3rd | Juddmonte International | 16th Aug | 1 | 2080 | GB | ||
| 24 | 22 | 7 | 121 | M | Turf | Rakti (GB) | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Juddmonte Lockinge | 14th May | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||
| 24 | 121 | L | Turf | Relaxed Gesture (IRE) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Pattison Canadian International | 23rd Oct | 1 | 2400 | CAN | ||||
| 24 | 22 | 17 | 121 | L | Turf | Shawanda (IRE) | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Darley Irish Oaks | 17th July | 1 | 2400 | IRE | ||
| 24 | 22 | 7 | 121 | M | Turf | Valixir (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Queen Anne S | 14th June | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||
| 24 | 22 | 8 | 121 | I | Turf | Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 2nd | Juddmonte International | 16th Aug | 1 | 2080 | GB | ||
| 32 | 27 | 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Alkaased (USA) | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | 26th June | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||
| 32 | 27 | 120 | I | Dirt | Borrego (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Jockey Club Gold Cup | 1st Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||
| 32 | 27 | 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Deep Impact (JPN) | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | 29th May | JPN 1 | 2400 | JPN | ||
| 32 | 27 | 20 | 120 | I | Dirt | Giacomo (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Kentucky Derby | 7th May | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||
| 32 | 27 | 36 | 120 | I | Turf | * | Powerscourt (GB) | 5 | H | IRE | 1st | Arlington Million | 13th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 32 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 120 | M | Dirt | Rock Hard Ten (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Goodwood Breeders' Cup H | 1st Oct | 2 | 1800 | USA | |
| 32 | 27 | 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Scorpion (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 2nd/1st | Budweiser Irish Derby/Grand Prix de Paris | 26th June/14th July | 1 | 2400 | IRE/FR | ||
| 32 | 27 | 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Yeats (IRE) | 4 | C | IRE | 1st | Vodafone Coronation Cup | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 40 | 37 | 119 | I | Turf | Alexander Goldrun (IRE) | 4 | F | IRE | 3rd | Baileys Irish Champion | 19th Sept | 1 | 2000 | IRE | |||
| 40 | 37 | 28 | 119 | M | Turf | Asakusa Den'en (GB) | 6 | H | JPN | 1st | Yasuda Kinen | 5th June | 1 | 1600 | JPN | ||
| 40 | 37 | 28 | 119 | I | Dirt | * | Closing Argument (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 2nd | Kentucky Derby | 7th May | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 40 | 37 | 119 | M | Dirt | Commentator (USA) | 4 | G | USA | 1st | Whitney H | 6th Aug | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||
| 40 | 37 | 119 | L | Turf | Imperial Stride (GB) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | September S | 3rd Sept | 3 | 2400 | GB | |||
| 40 | 37 | 20 | 119 | I | Dirt | Lava Man (USA) | 4 | G | USA | 1st | Hollywood Gold Cup | 9th July | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||
| 40 | 119 | I | Dirt | Perfect Drift (USA) | 6 | G | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 40 | 119 | I | Turf | Pride (FR) | 5 | M | FR | 2nd | Emirates Airline Champion Stakes | 15th Oct | 1 | 2000 | GB | ||||
| 40 | 37 | 28 | 119 | M | Turf | Soviet Song (IRE) | 5 | M | GB | 1st/2nd | UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation Falmouth/Cantor Spreadfair Sussex | 5th July/27th July | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||
| 40 | 37 | 119 | M | Turf | * | Whipper (USA) | 4 | C | FR | 2nd/4th | Haras de Fresnay-le Buffard Jacques le Marois/Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile | 14th Aug/29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | FR | ||
| 50 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 118 | M | Dirt | Ashado (USA) | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Go For Wand H | 31st July | 1 | 1800 | USA | |
| 50 | 47 | 37 | 118 | L | Turf | Bandari (IRE) | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Hardwicke S | 18th June | 2 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 50 | 47 | 12 | 118 | L | Turf | Better Talk Now (USA) | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Man O War | 10th Sept | 1 | 2200 | USA | ||
| 50 | 47 | 118 | I | Turf | Cesario (JPN) | 3 | F | JPN | 1st | American Oaks Invitational | 3rd July | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||
| 50 | 118 | I | Turf | Fields of Omagh (AUS) | 8 | G | AUS | 3rd | W.S. Cox Plate | 22nd Oct | 1 | 2040 | AUS | ||||
| 50 | 47 | 28 | 118 | L | Turf | Gamut (IRE) | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Princess of Wales's S | 6th July | 2 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 50 | 47 | 28 | 8 | 118 | M | Turf | * | Kitten's Joy (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Firecracker Breeders' Cup | 4th July | 2 | 1600 | USA |
| 50 | 47 | 118 | S | Dirt | Lost in the Fog (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | King's Bishop | 27th Aug | 1 | 1400 | USA | |||
| 50 | 47 | 118 | I | Turf | Pinson (IRE) | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Guillaume d'Ornano | 20th Aug | 2 | 2000 | FR | |||
| 50 | 118 | M | Dirt | Pleasant Home (USA) | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Emirates Airlines Breeders' Cup Distaff | 29th Oct | 1 | 1800 | USA | ||||
| 50 | 118 | I | Dirt | Super Frolic (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 4th | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 50 | 47 | 118 | L | Turf | Warrsan (IRE) | 7 | H | GB | 1st | Grosser Volkswagen Preis von Baden | 4th Sept | 1 | 2400 | GER |