THE GLOBAL TOP 30 1 RIP VAN WINKLE A P O'Brien, Ireland 134 2= FAME AND GLORY A P O'Brien, Ireland 133 2= GOLDIKOVA F Head, France 133 2= QUALITY ROAD T A Pletcher, USA 133 5 WORKFORCE Sir Michael Stoute, GB 132p 6= HARBINGER Sir Michael Stoute, GB 131+ 6= ZENYATTA J A Shirreffs, USA a131 8= GIO PONTI C Clement, USA 130 8= PACO BOY R Hannon, GB 130 8= RACHEL ALEXANDRA S Asmussen, USA a130 8= SACRED KINGDOM P F Yiu, Hong Kong 130 12= BYWORD A Fabre, France 128 12= CANFORD CLIFFS R Hannon, GB 128 12= STARSPANGLEDBANNER A P O'Brien, Ireland 128 15 ALL SILENT G Begg, Australia 127p 16= EQUIANO B W Hills, GB 127 16= ESKENDEREYA T Pletcher, USA a127 16= MAKFI M Delzangles, France 127 16= MANIFEST H R A Cecil, GB 127 16= TWICE OVER H R A Cecil, GB 127 16= VISION D'ETAT E Libaud, France 127 16= WHOBEGOTYOU M Kavanagh, Australia 127 23= AGE OF AQUARIUS A P O'Brien, Ireland 126 23= ALLYBAR M Al Zarooni, GB a126 23= GREEN BIRDIE C Fownes, Hong Kong 126 23= KINSALE KING C O'Callaghan, USA 126 23= LIZARD'S DESIRE M F de Kock, South Africa 126 23= MIC MAC G Eurell, Australia 126 23= PREDATORY PRICER P Murray, Australia 126 23= RACING TO WIN J O'Shea, Australia 126 23= RANGIRANGDOO C Waller, Australia 126 23= ST NICHOLAS ABBEY A P O'Brien, Ireland 126 23= VIEWED J B Cummings, Australia 126 23= WANTED P Moody, Australia 126

NUMBER 1 BY NATION Number 1 in Australia ALL SILENT G Begg 127p Number 1 in Canada CARELESS JEWEL J Carroll a122 Number 1 in France GOLDIKOVA F Head 133 Number 1 in Germany WIENER WALZER J Hirschberger 124 Number 1 in GB WORKFORCE Sir Michael Stoute 132p Number 1 in Hong Kong SACRED KINGDOM P F Yiu 130 Number 1 in Ireland RIP VAN WINKLE A P O'Brien 134 Number 1 in Italy JAKKALBERRY E Botti 124 Number 1 in Japan NAKAYAMA FESTA Y Ninomiya 126 Joint Number 1 in NZ HARRIS TWEED M Baker MONACO CONSUL M Moroney 121 Number 1 in the UAE ALLYBAR M Al Zarooni a126 Number 1 in the USA QUALITY ROAD T A Pletcher a133

The prefix 'a' indicates that the horse has shown its best form on dirt or an artificial surface. '§' is the 'Timeform squiggle', indicating that the horse is unreliable (for temperamental or other reasons).

About Timeform Global Rankings

Timeform Global Rankings are launched each year with the publication of the definitive 'Racehorses' annual in early March. Updates to the list are released several times a year around major international Flat meetings. Please note that current ratings may reflect form evidence since the latest issue, so any advertising statements based on Timeform Global Rankings should refer to the issue number and year.

2010 Issues and publication dates Click for pdf downloads

1. Racehorses of 2009 Mar 24
2. Newmarket Guineas & Kentucky Derby May 4
3. Royal Ascot Jun 22
4. Newmarket July Jul 12

About Timeform Ratings

Timeform ratings on the Flat stretch right back to the first Racehorses annual, which came out in 1948. More recently they have included all the best horses in the world, not just those that have raced in Britain.

Timeform ratings express in terms of pounds the level of form a horse has shown. On the Flat they range from below 30 for bad performers to over 130 for the real top-notchers.

Great care is taken to keep the level of Timeform ratings consistent from one season to the next (after due allowance has been made for various factors that might alter the overall picture), so that comparisons between different generations can be made.

The following are the highest Timeform ratings awarded on the Flat.