The World's Leading Horses 1st February to 27th August 2006
| Rank @27th Aug 06 | Rank @ 10th July 06 | Rank @ 8th May 06 | Rank @ 1st Apr 06 | Rank @ 1st Jan 06 | Rank @ 2nd Nov 05 | Rank @ 3rd Oct 05 | Rank @ 1st Aug 05 | Rating | Apt | Surface | Horse | A | S | Trained | Position | Race | Date | Group | Distance | Race Run | |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 126 | I-L | Turf | Hurricane Run (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Tattersalls Gold Cup/King George & QE Diamond S | 28th May/29th July | 1 | 2100/2400 | IRE/GB | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 125 | I | Dirt | * | Barbaro (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Kentucky Derby | 6th May | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||||
| 2 | 10 | 125 | I | Dirt | Bernardini (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Travers S | 26th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 125 | L | Turf | Deep Impact (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Takarazuka Kinen | 25th June | 1 | 2200 | JPN | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 125 | L | Turf | Electrocutionist (USA) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd | King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 125 | L | Turf | Shirocco (GER) | 5 | H | FR | 1st | Jockey Club S/Vodafone Coronation Cup | 7th May/2nd June | 2/1 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 7 | 4 | 124 | L | Turf | Dylan Thomas (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Budweiser Irish Derby | 2nd July | 1 | 2400 | IRE | |||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 124 | M | Turf | George Washington (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Stan James 2000 Guineas Stakes | 6th May | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 124 | L | Turf | Heart's Cry (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 3rd | King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 123 | M-I | Turf | David Junior (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Dubai Duty Free/Coral Eclipse | 25th Mar/8th July | 1 | 1777/2000 | UAE/GB | |||
| 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 20 | 123 | I | Dirt | Lava Man (USA) | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Pacific Classic | 20th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | |
| 12 | 122 | M | Turf | Aragorn (IRE) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Eddie Read H/Del Mar Breeders' Cup H | 23rd July26th Aug | 1/2 | 1800/1600 | USA | ||||||||
| 12 | 28 | 122 | I | Turf | Notnowcato (GB) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Juddmonte International S | 22nd Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||||
| 14 | 28 | 121 | S | Dirt | Henny Hughes (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | King's Bishop | 26th Aug | 1 | 1400 | USA | |||||||
| 14 | 42 | 121 | M | Dirt | Invasor (ARG) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Whitney H | 5th Aug | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||||
| 14 | 121 | M | Turf | Librettist (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Haras Le Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois | 1th Aug | 1 | 1600 | FR | ||||||||
| 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 121 | I | Turf | Maraahel (IRE) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd | Juddmonte International S | 22nd Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |
| 14 | 10 | 31 | 121 | L | Turf | Sir Percy (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 121 | E | Turf | Yeats (IRE) | 5 | H | IRE | 1st | ABN Amro Goodwood Cup | 3rd Aug | 2 | 3200 | GB | ||||
| 20 | 13 | 120 | M | Turf | Araafa (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | St James's Palace S | 20th June | 1 | 1600 | GB | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 37 | 120 | M | Turf | Bullish Luck (USA) ex Al Moughazel | 7 | G | HK | 1st | Yasuda Kinen | 4th June | 1 | 1600 | JPN | ||||
| 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Enforcer (GB) | 4 | C | GB | 4th | King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||||||||
| 20 | 13 | 30 | 120 | L | Turf | English Channel (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | United Nations S | 8th July | 1 | 2200 | USA | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 120 | M | Turf | Manduro (GER) | 4 | C | FR | 2nd | Haras Le Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois | 1th Aug | 1 | 1600 | FR | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 120 | I | Turf | Ouija Board (GB) | 5 | M | GB | 1st | Prince of Wales's S/Vodafone Nassau S | 21st June/5th Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||
| 26 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 119 | I | Turf | Alexander Goldrun (IRE) | 5 | M | IRE | 2nd | Vodafone Nassau S | 5th Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||
| 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Cacique (IRE) | 5 | H | USA | 2nd | United Nations S | 8th July | 1 | 2200 | USA | |||||||
| 26 | 19 | 13 | 119 | I | Turf | Corre Caminos (FR) | 4 | G | FR | 1st | Prix Ganay | 20th Apr | 1 | 2100 | FR | ||||||
| 26 | 119 | M | Turf | Court Masterpiece (GB) | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Cantor Spreadbet Sussex S | 2nd Aug | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||||||||
| 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Dragon Dancer (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 2nd | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 26 | 19 | 15 | 38 | 119 | L | Turf | Eremein (AUS) | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | The BMW | 8th Apr | 1 | 2400 | AUS | |||||
| 26 | 19 | 18 | 119 | I-L | Turf | Grey Swallow (IRE) | 5 | H | IRE | 1st/3rd | Jim Murray Memorial H/Manhattan H | 13th May/10th June | 2/1 | 2400/2000 | USA | ||||||
| 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Hala Bek (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 4th | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 26 | 28 | 119 | L | Dirt | Jazil (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Belmont S | 10th June | 1 | 2400 | USA | |||||||
| 26 | 42 | 119 | S | Turf | Les Arcs (USA) | 6 | G | GB | 1st | Golden Jubilee/Darley July Cup | 24th June/14th July | 1 | 1200 | GB | |||||||
| 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Mountain High (IRE) | 4 | C | GB | 2nd | Hardwicke S | 24th June | 2 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 26 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 119 | L | Turf | Pride (FR) | 6 | M | FR | 1st | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | 25th June | 1 | 2400 | FR | |||
| 26 | 119 | I | Turf | Showing Up (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Secretariat S | 12th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||||||
| 26 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 119 | S-M | Dirt | Silver Train (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Metropolitan H/Tom Fool H | 29th May/16th July | 1/2 | 1600/1400 | USA | ||||
| 26 | 119 | L | Turf | Soapy Danger (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Princess of Wales's S | 13th July | 2 | 2400 | GB | ||||||||
| 26 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 119 | S | Turf | Takeover Target (AUS) | 7 | G | AUS | 1st | King's Stand S | 20th June | 2 | 1000 | GB | |||||
| 26 | 39 | 38 | 119 | I | Turf | The Tin Man (USA) | 8 | G | USA | 1st | Arlington Million | 12th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||||
| 43 | 42 | 118 | L | Turf | Alexandrova (IRE) | 3 | F | IRE | 1st | Vodafone Oaks/Darley Irish Oaks | 2nd June/16th July | 1 | 2400 | GB/IRE | |||||||
| 43 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 118 | M | Turf | Artie Schiller (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 2nd | Maker's Mark Mile S | 14th Apr | 2 | 1600 | USA | |||
| 43 | 118 | S | Turf | Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 2nd | Golden Jubilee S | 24th June | 1 | 1200 | GB | ||||||||
| 43 | 28 | 20 | 118 | I | Turf | Best Gift (NZ) ex Carlisle Bay | 5 | G | HK | 2nd | Audemars Piguet QE II Cup | 23rd Apr | 1 | 2000 | HK | ||||||
| 43 | 28 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 118 | M | Turf | Better Talk Now (USA) | 7 | G | USA | 1st | Dixie S | 20th May | 2 | 1800 | USA | ||||
| 43 | 118 | M | Dirt | * | Bluegrass Cat (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Haskell H | 6th Aug | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||||
| 43 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 118 | M | Dirt | Brass Hat (USA) | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Donn H | 4th Feb | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||
| 43 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 118 | M | Dirt | Brother Derek (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Santa Anita Derby | 8th Apr | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||
| 43 | 28 | 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Buzzards Bay (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Oaklawn H | 8th Apr | 2 | 1800 | USA | ||||||
| 43 | 118 | L | Turf | Cherry Mix (FR) | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Rheinland-Pokal der Sparkasse Koln-Bonn | 13th Aug | 1 | 2400 | GER | ||||||||
| 43 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Discreet Cat (USA) | 3 | C | UAE | 1st | S & M Al Naboodah Group UAE Derby | 25th Mar | 2 | 1800 | UAE | |||||
| 43 | 118 | S-M | Turf | Iffraaj (GB) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd/1st | Darley July Cup/Lennox $ | 14th July/1st Aug | 1/2 | 1200/1400 | GB | ||||||||
| 43 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Kane Hekili (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | February S | 19th Feb | JPN 1 | 1600 | JPN | |||||
| 43 | 28 | 118 | M-L | Turf | Laverock (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st/3rd | Prix d'Ispahan/Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | 21st May/25th June | 1 | 1850/2400 | FR | |||||||
| 43 | 28 | 118 | L | Turf | Meisho Samson (JPN) | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | 28th May | JPN 1 | 2400 | JPN | |||||||
| 43 | 118 | S | Turf | Moss Vale (IRE) | 5 | H | GB | 1st | Pat P O'Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint S | 12th Aug | 3 | 1200 | IRE | ||||||||
| 43 | 118 | L | Turf | Rail Link (GB) | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Grand Prix de Paris | 14th July | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||||||||
| 43 | 42 | 118 | M | Turf | Stormy River (FR) | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Prix Jean Prat | 9th July | 1 | 1600 | FR | |||||||
| 43 | 31 | 30 | 118 | M | Dirt | Suave (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Washington Park H | 29th July | 2 | 1900 | USA |