The World's Leading Horses 1st October 2005 - 31st March 2006
| Ranking @ 1st Apr 06 | Ranking @ 1st Jan 06 | Ranking @ 1st Nov 05 | Ranking @ 3rd Oct 05 | Ranking @ 1st Aug 05 | Ranking @ 31st Mar 05 | Rating @ 1st Apr 06 | Apt | Surface | Horse | A | S | Trained | Position | Race | Date | Group | Distance | Race Run | |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 130 | L | Turf | Hurricane Run (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 125 | L | Turf | Shirocco (GER) | 5 | H | FR | 1st | John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf | 29th Oct | 1 | 2400 | USA | ||
| 3 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 124 | I | Dirt | Electrocutionist (USA) | 5 | H | UAE | 1st | Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup | 25th Mar | 1 | 2000 | UAE | ||
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 123 | M-I | Turf | David Junior (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Emirates Airline Champion S/ Dubai Duty Free | 15th Oct/25th Mar | 1 | 2000/1777 | GB/UAE | ||||
| 4 | 16 | 43 | 123 | L | Turf | Heart's Cry (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic | 25th Mar | 1 | 2400 | UAE | ||||
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 123 | S | Turf | Silent Witness (AUS) ex Eltira | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Sprinters Stakes | 2nd Oct | JPN 1 | 1200 | JPN | |
| 7 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 122 | L | Turf | Ace (IRE) | 5 | H | IRE | 2nd | John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf | 29th Oct | 1 | 2400 | USA | ||
| 7 | 16 | 32 | 27 | 122 | I | Dirt | Borrego (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Jockey Club Gold Cup | 1st Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||
| 7 | 16 | 18 | 122 | I | Dirt | Flower Alley (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 7 | 16 | 24 | 122 | L | Turf | Relaxed Gesture (IRE) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Pattison Canadian International | 23rd Oct | 1 | 2400 | CAN | ||||
| 7 | 16 | 37 | 28 | 122 | I | Turf | Vengeance of Rain (NZ) ex Subscribe (NZ) | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup | 11th Dec | 1 | 2000 | HK | |||
| 12 | 25 | 24 | 121 | M | Turf | Artie Schiller (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile | 29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | USA | ||||
| 12 | 121 | I | Dirt | Brass Hat (USA) | 5 | G | USA | 2nd | Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup | 25th Mar | 1 | 2000 | UAE | ||||||
| 12 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 121 | L | Turf | Deep Impact (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 2nd | Arima Kinen | 25th Dec | JPN 1 | 2500 | JPN | ||
| 15 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 20 | 120 | I | Dirt | Lava Man (USA) | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Santa Anita H | 4th Mar | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||
| 16 | 38 | 119 | L | Turf | Lincoln (JPN) | 6 | H | JPN | 4th/3rd | Japan Cup/Arima Kinen | 27th Nov/25th Dec | 1/JPN 1 | 2400/2500 | JPN | |||||
| 16 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 119 | I | Turf | Maraahel (IRE) | 5 | H | GB | 3rd | Emirates Airline Champion Stakes/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup | 15th Oct/11th Dec | 1 | 2000 | GB/HK | ||
| 16 | 38 | 40 | 119 | I | Dirt | Perfect Drift (USA) | 7 | G | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 16 | 38 | 119 | S | Dirt | Silver Train (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint | 29th Oct | 1 | 1200 | USA | |||||
| 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Discreet Cat (USA) | 3 | C | UAE | 1st | S & M Al Naboodah Group UAE Derby | 25th Mar | 2 | 1800 | UAE | ||||||
| 20 | 46 | 118 | M | Turf | Hat Trick (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Mile Championship/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile | 20th Nov/11th Dec | 1 | 1600 | JPN/HK | |||||
| 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Kane Hekili (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | February S | 19th Feb | JPN 1 | 1600 | JPN | ||||||
| 20 | 46 | 50 | 118 | M | Dirt | Pleasant Home (USA) | 5 | M | USA | 1st | Emirates Airlines Breeders' Cup Distaff | 29th Oct | 1 | 1800 | USA | ||||
| 20 | 38 | 40 | 118 | I | Turf | Pride (FR) | 6 | M | FR | 2nd | Emirates Airline Champion Stakes | 15th Oct | 1 | 2000 | GB | ||||
| 20 | 46 | 118 | L | Turf | Shakespeare (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational | 1st Oct | 1 | 2400 | USA | |||||
| 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 118 | L | Turf | Shawanda (IRE) | 4 | F | FR | 6th | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||
| 20 | 46 | 50 | 118 | I | Dirt | Super Frolic (USA) | 6 | H | USA | 4th | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||
| 20 | 118 | S | Turf | Takeover Target (AUS) | 6 | G | AUS | 1st | Seppelt Wines Newmarket H | 11th Mar | 1 | 1200 | AUS | ||||||
| 20 | 46 | 118 | S | Dirt | Taste of Paradise (USA) | 7 | H | USA | 2nd | TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint | 29th Oct | 1 | 1200 | USA | |||||
| 30 | 117 | L | Turf | Cosmo Bulk (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 4th | Arima Kinen | 25th Dec | JPN 1 | 2500 | JPN | ||||||
| 30 | 117 | M | Turf | Daiwa Major (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 2nd | Mile Championship | 20th Nov | 1 | 1600 | JPN | ||||||
| 30 | 117 | L | Turf | English Channel (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational | 1st Oct | 1 | 2400 | USA | ||||||
| 30 | 117 | I | Turf | Lad of the Manor (NZ) | 6 | G | AUS | 1st | Motorola Mackinnon S | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | AUS | ||||||
| 30 | 117 | M | Turf | Major's Cast (IRE) | 5 | H | GB | 5th | NetJets Breeders Cup Mile | 29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | USA | ||||||
| 30 | 14 | 117 | L | Turf | Ouija Board (GB) | 5 | M | GB | 1st | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase | 11th Dec | 1 | 2400 | HK | |||||
| 30 | 117 | I | Turf | Ruwi (GB) | 4 | C | FR | 2nd | Prix Dollar | 1st Oct | 1 | 1950 | FR | ||||||
| 30 | 117 | I | Dirt | Suave (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 5th | Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge | 29th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||||
| 38 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 116 | I | Turf | Asakusa Den'en (GB) | 7 | H | JPN | 4th | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | 30th Oct | JPN 1 | 2000 | JPN | |||
| 38 | 116 | M | Dirt | Brother Derek (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | San Rafeal H/Santa Catalina S | 14th Jan/4th Mar | 2 | 1600/1700 | USA | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | L | Turf | Coin Toss (JPN) | 8 | H | JPN | 5th | Arima Kinen | 25th Dec | JPN 1 | 2500 | JPN | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | L | Turf | Collier Hill (GB) | 8 | G | GB | 2nd | Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic | 25th Mar | 1 | 2400 | UAE | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | I | Turf | El Segundo (NZ) | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | Yalumba S | 8th Oct | 1 | 2000 | AUS | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | I | Turf | Eremein (AUS) | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | Ranvet - Rawson S | 25th Mar | 1 | 2000 | AUS | ||||||
| 38 | 50 | 116 | I | Turf | Fields of Omagh (USA) | 8 | G | AUS | 3rd | W.S. Cox Plate | 22nd Oct | 1 | 2040 | AUS | |||||
| 38 | 116 | M | Dirt | First Samurai (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 2nd/1st | Hutcheson S/Fountain of Youth | 4th Feb/4th Mar | 2 | 1500/1800 | USA | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | M | Turf | Gorella (FR) | 4 | F | FR/USA | 3rd | Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile | 29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | USA | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | M | Turf | Limehouse (USA) | 5 | C | USA | 6th | Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile | 29th Oct | 1 | 1600 | USA | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | M-I | Turf | Russian Pearl (NZ) | 5 | G | HK | 4th/1st | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup/Stewards Cup | 11th Dec/22nd Jan | 1/HK1 | 2000/1600 | HK | ||||||
| 38 | 43 | 24 | 116 | M | Turf | Singletary (USA) | 6 | H | USA | 1st | Oak Tree BC Mile | 8th Oct | 2 | 1600 | USA | ||||
| 38 | 116 | I | Turf | Soldier Hollow (GB) | 6 | H | GER | 1st | Premio Roma | 6th Nov | 1 | 2000 | ITY | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | M | Turf | The Tin Man (USA) | 8 | G | USA | 2nd | Dubai Duty Free | 25th Mar | 1 | 1777 | UAE | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | M | Dirt | Utopia (JPN) | 6 | H | JPN | 1st | Jebel Ali International Hotels Godolphin Mile | 25th Mar | 2 | 1600 | UAE | ||||||
| 38 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 116 | L | Turf | Warrsan (IRE) | 8 | H | GB | 8th | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere | 2nd Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | |||
| 38 | 116 | I | Dirt | Wilko (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 3rd | Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup | 25th Mar | 1 | 2000 | UAE | ||||||
| 38 | 116 | E | Turf | Xcellent (NZ) | 4 | G | NZ | 3rd | Emirates Melbourne Cup | 1st Nov | 1 | 3200 | AUS |