The World's Leading Horses 1st April to 17th October 2006
| Rank @17th Oct 06 | 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 | 2 | 10 | 127 | I | Dirt | Bernardini (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Travers S/Jockey Club Gold Cup | 26th Aug/7th Oct | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 127 | M | Turf | George Washington (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II | 23rd Sept | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 20 | 127 | M | Dirt | Lava Man (USA) | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Goodwood Breeders' Cup H | 7th Oct | 2 | 1800 | USA | |
| 1 | 43 | 127 | L | Turf | Rail Link (GB) | 3 | C | FR | 1st | Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere | 1st Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 126 | L | Turf | Hurricane Run (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 125 | I | Dirt | * | Barbaro (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Kentucky Derby | 6th May | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 125 | L | Turf | Deep Impact (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 1st/3rd | Takarazuka Kinen/Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere | 25th June/1st Oct | 1 | 2200/2400 | JPN/FR | |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 125 | I-L | Turf | Dylan Thomas (IRE) | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Budweiser Irish Derby/Baileys Irish Champion | 2nd July/9th Sept | 1 | 2400/2000 | IRE | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 125 | L | Turf | * | Electrocutionist (USA) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | |
| 6 | 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 | ||
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 124 | L | Turf | Heart's Cry (JPN) | 5 | H | JPN | 3rd | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||
| 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 123 | I | Turf | David Junior (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Coral Eclipse | 8th July | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 123 | E | Turf | Deep Impact (JPN) | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Tenno Sho(Spring) | 30th Apr | JPN 1 | 3200 | JPN | |
| 12 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 123 | I | Turf | Pride (FR) | 6 | M | FR | 1st | Emirates Champion S | 14th Oct | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||
| 12 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 123 | L | Turf | Pride (FR) | 6 | M | FR | 2nd | Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere | 1st Oct | 1 | 2400 | FR | |||
| 14 | 20 | 13 | 122 | M | Turf | Araafa (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 2nd | Queen Elizabeth II | 23rd Sept | 1 | 1600 | GB | |||||||
| 14 | 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 | ||||||||
| 14 | 12 | 28 | 122 | I | Turf | Notnowcato (GB) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Juddmonte International S | 22nd Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||||
| 17 | 14 | 28 | 121 | S | Dirt | Henny Hughes (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | King's Bishop | 26th Aug | 1 | 1400 | USA | |||||||
| 17 | 14 | 42 | 121 | M | Dirt | Invasor (ARG) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Whitney H | 5th Aug | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||||
| 17 | 14 | 121 | M | Turf | Librettist (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Haras Le Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois | 1th Aug | 1 | 1600 | FR | ||||||||
| 17 | 14 | 121 | M | Turf | Librettist (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Moulin de Longchamp | 3rd Sept | 1 | 1600 | FR | ||||||||
| 17 | 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 | |
| 17 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 121 | I | Turf | Ouija Board (GB) | 5 | M | GB | 1st/2nd | Prince of Wales's S/Baileys Irish Champion | 21st June/9th Sept | 1 | 2000 | GB/IRE | |||||
| 17 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 121 | L | Turf | Sir Percy (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||||||
| 17 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 121 | S | Turf | Takeover Target (AUS) | 7 | G | AUS | 1st | Sprinters S | 1st Oct | 1 | 1200 | JPN | |||||
| 17 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 121 | E | Turf | Yeats (IRE) | 5 | H | IRE | 1st | ABN Amro Goodwood Cup | 3rd Aug | 2 | 3200 | GB | ||||
| 25 | 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 | ||||
| 25 | 26 | 19 | 120 | L | Turf | Cacique (IRE) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Man O'War S | 9th Sept | 1 | 2200 | USA | |||||||
| 25 | 20 | 120 | L | Turf | Enforcer (GB) | 4 | C | GB | 4th | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S | 29th July | 1 | 2400 | GB | ||||||||
| 25 | 20 | 13 | 30 | 120 | L | Turf | English Channel (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | United Nations/Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational | 8th July/7th Oct | 1 | 2200/2400 | USA | ||||||
| 25 | 20 | 19 | 120 | M-I | Turf | Manduro (GER) | 4 | C | FR | 3rd/2nd | Prince of Wales's S/ Jacques Le Marois | 21st June/13th Aug | 1 | 2000/1600 | GB/FR | |||||||
| 25 | 120 | I | Turf | Rob Roy (USA) | 4 | C | GB | 2nd | Emirate Champion S | 14th Oct | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||||||
| 25 | 43 | 42 | 120 | M | Turf | Stormy River (FR) | 3 | C | FR | 2nd | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | 3rd Sept | 1 | 1600 | FR | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 119 | I | Turf | Alexander Goldrun (IRE) | 5 | M | IRE | 2nd | Vodafone Nassau S | 5th Aug | 1 | 2000 | GB | |||||
| 32 | 26 | 119 | M | Turf | Court Masterpiece (GB) | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Cantor Spreadbet Sussex S | 2nd Aug | 1 | 1600 | GB | ||||||||
| 32 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 38 | 119 | L | Turf | Eremein (AUS) | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | The BMW | 8th Apr | 1 | 2400 | AUS | |||||
| 32 | 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 | ||||||
| 32 | 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Hala Bek (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 4th | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 28 | 119 | L | Dirt | Jazil (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Belmont S | 10th June | 1 | 2400 | USA | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 42 | 119 | S | Turf | Les Arcs (USA) | 6 | G | GB | 1st | Golden Jubilee/Darley July Cup | 24th June/14th July | 1 | 1200 | GB | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 19 | 119 | L | Turf | Mountain High (IRE) | 4 | C | GB | 2nd | Hardwicke S | 24th June | 2 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 32 | 26 | 119 | I | Turf | Showing Up (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Secretariat S | 12th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||||||
| 32 | 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 | ||||
| 32 | 26 | 119 | L | Turf | Soapy Danger (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 1st | Princess of Wales's S | 13th July | 2 | 2400 | GB | ||||||||
| 32 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 119 | I | Turf | The Tin Man (USA) | 8 | G | USA | 1st | Arlington Million | 12th Aug | 1 | 2000 | USA | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | 42 | 118 | L | Turf | Alexandrova (IRE) | 3 | F | IRE | 1st | Vodafone Oaks/Darley Irish Oaks | 2nd June/16th July | 1 | 2400 | GB/IRE | |||||||
| 44 | 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 | |||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 118 | I | Turf | Best Gift (NZ) ex Carlisle Bay | 6 | G | HK | 2nd | Audemars Piguet QE II Cup | 23rd Apr | 1 | 2000 | HK | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 118 | M | Turf | Better Talk Now (USA) | 7 | G | USA | 1st | Dixie S | 20th May | 2 | 1800 | USA | ||||
| 44 | 43 | 118 | M | Dirt | * | Bluegrass Cat (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Haskell H | 6th Aug | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 118 | M | Dirt | Brother Derek (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Santa Anita Derby | 8th Apr | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Buzzards Bay (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Oaklawn H | 8th Apr | 2 | 1800 | USA | ||||||
| 44 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 118 | I | Turf | Corre Caminos (FR) | 4 | G | FR | 1st | Prix Ganay | 20th Apr | 1 | 2100 | FR | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 118 | M | Dirt | Discreet Cat (USA) | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Jerome Breeders' Cup H | 1st Oct | 2 | 1600 | USA | |||||
| 44 | 26 | 19 | 118 | L | Turf | Dragon Dancer (GB) | 3 | C | GB | 2nd | Vodafone Derby S | 3rd June | 1 | 2400 | GB | |||||||
| 44 | 39 | 38 | 118 | I | Turf | Gorella (FR) | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Beverly D | 12th Aug | 1 | 1900 | USA | |||||||
| 44 | 43 | 118 | S-M | Turf | Iffraaj (GB) | 5 | H | GB | 2nd/1st | Darley July Cup/Lennox/Park s | 14th July/1st Aug/9th sept | 1/2/2 | 1200/1400 | GB | ||||||||
| 44 | 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 | |||||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 118 | L | Turf | Laverock (IRE) | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Gran Premio del Jockey Club Italiano | 15th Oct | 1 | 2400 | ITY | |||||||
| 44 | 118 | I | Turf | Mandesha (FR) | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Opera Casino Barriere | 1st Oct | 1 | 2000 | FR | |||||||||
| 44 | 43 | 28 | 118 | L | Turf | Meisho Samson (JPN) | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | 28th May | JPN 1 | 2400 | JPN | |||||||
| 44 | 118 | M | Dirt | Premium Tap (USA) | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Woodward S | 2nd Sept | 1 | 1800 | USA | |||||||||
| 44 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 118 | I | Dirt | Suave (USA) | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Washington Park H | 29th July | 2 | 1900 | USA | ||||||
| 44 | 118 | M | Turf | Racing To Win (AUS) | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | Van Heusen George Main S | 30th Sept | 1 | 1600 | AUS | |||||||||
| 44 | 118 | I | Turf | Wait A While (USA) | 3 | F | USA | 1st | Yellow Ribbon S | 30th Sept | 1 | 2000 | USA | |||||||||
| 44 | 118 | L | Turf | Youmzain (IRE) | 3 | C | GB | 2nd/1st | Prix Niel/IVG Preis von Europa | 10th Sept/24th Sept | 2/1 | 2400 | FR/GER |