2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings

The 2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in January 2011. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2011. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.

Rankings for 2011

• For a detailed guide to this table, see below.

Rank	Rating	Horse	Age	Sex	Trained	Pos.	Race	Surface	Dist.	Cat.
1	136	Frankel (GB)	3	C	GB	1st	Sussex Stakes	Turf	1,600	M
2	132	Black Caviar (AUS)	5	M	AUS	1st	Newmarket Handicap	Turf	1,200	S
3	128	Cirrus des Aigles (FRA)	5	G	FR	1st	Champion Stakes Grand Prix de Deauville	Turf	2,000 2,400	I L
3	128	Danedream (GER)	3	F	GER	1st	Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	Turf	2,400	L
5	127	Canford Cliffs (IRE)	4	C	GB	1st	Queen Anne Stakes	Turf	1,600	M
5	127	Rewilding (IRE)	4	C	GB	1st	Prince of Wales's Stakes	Turf	2,000	I
7	126	Dream Ahead (USA)	3	C	GB	1st	Prix de la Forêt	Turf	1,400	M
7	126	Excelebration (IRE)	3	C	GB	1st	Hungerford Stakes	Turf	1,400	M
7	126	Nathaniel (IRE)	3	C	GB	1st	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Turf	2,400	L
7	126	So You Think (NZ)	5	C	IRE	1st	Eclipse Stakes	Turf	2,000	I
11	125	Rocket Man (AUS)	6	G	SIN	1st	KrisFlyer International Sprint	Turf	1,200	S
11	125	Twice Over (GB)	6	H	GB	1st	Juddmonte International	Turf	2,080	I
11	125	Workforce (GB)	4	C	GB	1st	Brigadier Gerard Stakes	Turf	2,010	I
14	124	Drosselmeyer (USA)	4	C	USA	1st	Breeders' Cup Classic	Dirt	2,000	I
14	124	Goldikova (IRE)	6	M	FR	2nd	Queen Anne Stakes	Turf	1,600	M
14	124	St Nicholas Abbey (IRE)	4	C	IRE	1st	Breeders' Cup Turf	Turf	2,400	L
17	123	Acclamation (USA)	5	H	USA	1st	Eddie Read Stakes	Turf	1,800	M
17	123	Americain (USA)	6	H	FR	4th	Melbourne Cup	Turf	3,200	E
17	123	Orfevre (JPN)	3	C	JPN	1st	Arima Kinen	Turf	2,500	L
17	123	Sepoy (AUS)	3	C	AUS	1st	Manikato Stakes	Turf	1,200	S
17	123	Strong Suit (USA)	3	C	GB	1st	Challenge Stakes	Turf	1,400	M
17	123	Tizway (USA)	6	H	USA	1st	Whitney Handicap	Dirt	1,900	M
23	122	Ambitious Dragon (NZ)	5	G	HK	1st	National Day Cup	Turf	1,400	M
23	122	Behkabad (FR)	4	C	FR	2nd	Grand Prix de Chantilly	Turf	2,400	L
23	122	Caleb's Posse (USA)	3	C	USA	1st	Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	Turf	1,600	M
23	122	Cape Blanco (IRE)	4	C	IRE	1st	Arlington Million	Turf	2,000	I
23	122	Dick Turpin (IRE)	4	C	GB	1st	Premio Vittorio di Capua	Turf	1,600	M
23	122	Game On Dude (USA)	4	G	USA	2nd	Breeders' Cup Classic	Dirt	2,000	I
23	122	Hay List (AUS)	6	G	AUS	2nd 1st	TJ Smith Stakes All Aged Stakes	Turf	1,200 1,400	S M
23	122	J J The Jet Plane (SAF)	7	G	SAF	1st	Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise H	Turf	1,200	S
23	122	Meandre (FR)	3	C	FR	1st	Grand Prix de Paris	Turf	2,400	L
23	122	Planteur (IRE)	4	C	FR	1st	Prix Ganay	Turf	2,100	I
23	122	Pour Moi (IRE)	3	C	FR	1st	Epsom Derby	Turf	2,400	L
23	122	Reliable Man (GB)	3	C	FR	1st	Prix Niel	Turf	2,400	L
23	122	Snow Fairy (IRE)	4	F	GB	2nd	Irish Champion Stakes	Turf	2,000	I
23	122	Tosen Jordan (JPN)	5	H	JPN	1st 2nd	Tenno Sho Japan Cup	Turf	2,000 2,400	I L
23	122	Victoire Pisa (JPN)	4	C	JPN	1st	Nakayama Kinen Dubai World Cup	Turf Artificial	1,800 2,000	M I
38	121	Animal Kingdom (USA)	3	C	USA	1st	Kentucky Derby	Dirt	2,000	I
38	121	Atlantic Jewel (AUS)	3	F	AUS	1st	The Thousand Guineas Wakeful Stakes	Turf	1,600 2,000	M I
38	121	Await the Dawn (USA)	4	C	IRE	1st	Huxley Stakes Hardwicke Stakes	Turf	2,070 2,400	I L
38	121	Byword (GB)	5	H	FR	1st	Prix Dollar	Turf	2,000	I
38	121	Cityscape (GB)	5	H	GB	3rd	Queen Anne Stakes	Turf	1,600	M
38	121	Court Vision (USA)	6	H	USA	1st	Breeders' Cup Mile	Turf	1,600	M
38	121	Dark Shadow (JPN)	4	C	JPN	2nd	Tenno Sho	Turf	2,000	I
38	121	Earnestly (JPN)	6	H	JPN	1st	Takarazuka Kinen	Turf	2,200	L
38	121	Fame and Glory (GB)	5	H	IRE	1st	Ascot Gold Cup	Turf	4,000	E
38	121	Immortal Verse (IRE)	3	F	FR	1st	Prix Jacques Le Marois	Turf	1,600	M
38	121	Masked Marvel (GB)	3	C	GB	1st	St. Leger Stakes	Turf	2,920	E
38	121	Monterosso (GB)	4	C	UAE	3rd	Dubai World Cup	Artificial	2,000	I
38	121	Sacred Kingdom (AUS)	8	G	HK	1st	Sha Tin Sprint Trophy	Turf	1,000	S
38	121	Sarafina (FR)	4	F	FR	1st	Prix Corrida	Turf	2,100	I
38	121	Sea Moon (GB)	3	C	GB	1st	Great Voltigeur Stakes	Turf	2,400	L
38	121	Shackleford (USA)	3	C	USA	1st 2nd	Preakness Stakes Haskell Invitational	Dirt	1,900 1,800	I M
38	121	Teaks North (USA)	3	G	USA	1st	United Nations Handicap	Turf	2,200	L
38	121	Transcend (JPN)	5	H	JPN	2nd	Dubai World Cup	Artificial	2,000	I
38	121	Twirling Candy (USA)	4	C	USA	2nd	Pacific Classic	Artificial	2,000	I
38	121	Uncle Mo (USA)	3	C	USA	1st	Kelso Stakes	Dirt	1,600	M
38	121	Wise Dan (USA)	4	G	USA	1st	Clark Handicap	Dirt	1,800	M

Guide

A complete guide to the main table above.

Rank

A horse's position in the list, with the most highly rated at number 1. Each horse is ranked once according to its highest rating. Any lesser ratings for the same horse are not ranked.

Rating

A rating represents a weight value in pounds, with higher values given to horses which showed greater ability. It is judged that these weights would equalise the abilities of the horses if carried in a theoretical handicap race. The minimum rating required for inclusion is 115.

Horse

Each horse's name is followed by a suffix (from the IFHA's International Code of Suffixes) which indicates the country foaled.

Age
The age of the horse at the time it achieved its rating. The racing ages of all horses foaled in a particular part of the world increase simultaneously, regardless of the actual date of foaling.
Dates of age increase by location foaled
Northern Hemisphere	1 January
South America	1 July
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa	1 August

Sex
C	Colt	Ungelded male horse up to four-years-old
F	Filly	Female horse up to four-years-old
H	Horse	Ungelded male horse over four-years-old
M	Mare	Female horse over four-years-old
G	Gelding	Gelded male horse of any age

Trained

The country where the horse was trained at the time of the rating, abbreviated using the International Code of Suffixes.

Position
The horse's finishing position in the race shown. The actual finishing order can sometimes be amended following an inquiry or a disqualification.
=	Dead-heat
↑	Promoted from original finishing position
↓	Relegated from original finishing position

Race

The race (or one of the races) for which the horse achieved its rating. A defeated horse can be rated above its higher-placed opponents if it carried more weight.

Surface

The surface of the track on which the race was run, eg. turf or dirt. Synthetic surfaces are described as "artificial".

Distance
The distance of the race in metres. In some countries (eg. Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and the United States), the length of a race is usually expressed in miles and furlongs. These units have been converted to metres to allow for universal comparison.
Common conversions
5 furlongs	= 1,006 m	1 mile and 1½ furlongs	= 1,911 m
6 furlongs	= 1,207 m	1 mile and 2 furlongs	= 2,012 m
6½ furlongs	= 1,308 m	1 mile and 2½ furlongs	= 2,112 m
7 furlongs	= 1,408 m	1 mile and 3 furlongs	= 2,213 m
7½ furlongs	= 1,509 m	1 mile and 4 furlongs	= 2,414 m
1 mile	= 1,609 m	1 mile and 6 furlongs	= 2,816 m
1 mile and ½ furlong	= 1,710 m	2 miles	= 3,219 m
1 mile and 1 furlong	= 1,811 m	2 miles and 4 furlongs	= 4,023 m

Category
		Metres	Furlongs
S	Sprint	1,000–1,300 1,000–1,599 (CAN / USA)	5–6.5 5–7.99 (CAN / USA)
M	Mile	1,301–1,899 1,600–1,899 (CAN / USA)	6.51–9.49 8–9.49 (CAN / USA)
I	Intermediate	1,900–2,100	9.5–10.5
L	Long	2,101–2,700	10.51–13.5
E	Extended	2,701+	13.51+

International Code of Suffixes
The following countries have been represented in the WTR as foaling or training locations since the first edition in 2004.
ARG	Argentina	ITY	Italy
AUS	Australia	JPN	Japan
BRZ	Brazil	KSA	Saudi Arabia
CAN	Canada	NZ	New Zealand
CHI	Chile	SAF	South Africa
CZE	Czech Republic	SIN	Singapore
FR	France	SPA	Spain
GB	Great Britain	TUR	Turkey
GER	Germany	UAE	United Arab Emirates
HK	Hong Kong	USA	United States
HUN	Hungary	VEN	Venezuela
IRE	Ireland	ZIM	Zimbabwe

Shading

The shaded areas represent lesser ratings recorded by horses which were more highly rated in a different category. The IFHA publishes this information when the lower rating is the overall top performance in a particular category.