Top Ranked Horses
- Horse names are followed by a suffix indicating the country where foaled.
| Year | Rating | Horse | Trained | Race |
| 2003 | 134 | Hawk Wing (USA) | Ireland | Lockinge Stakes |
| 2004 | 130 | Ghostzapper (USA) | United States | Breeders' Cup Classic |
| 2005 | 130 | Hurricane Run (IRE) | France | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe |
| 2006 | 129 | Invasor (ARG) | United States | Breeders' Cup Classic |
| 2007 | 131 | Manduro (GER) | France | Prince of Wales's Stakes |
| 2008 | 130 | Curlin (USA) | United States | Dubai World Cup Stephen Foster Handicap |
| 130 | New Approach (IRE) | Ireland | Champion Stakes | |
| 2009 | 136 | Sea The Stars (IRE) | Ireland | Irish Champion Stakes |
| 2010 | 135 | Harbinger (GB) | Great Britain | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
| 2011 | 136 | Frankel (GB) | Great Britain | Sussex Stakes |
| 2012 | 140 | Frankel (GB) | Great Britain | Queen Anne Stakes / Champion Stakes |
Read more about this topic: World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
Famous quotes containing the words top, ranked and/or horses:
“We have to have wars now and then just to prove we’re top dog.”
—Reginald Berkeley (1890–1935)
“The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are ranked ready;
The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
The battle closes thick and bloody;
But it’s no the roar o’ sea or shore
Wad mak me langer wish to tarry;
Nor shout o’ war that’s heard afar,
Its leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.”
—William Penn (1644–1718)