2022 Timeform Global Rankings

By Timeform — published 17th January 2023

Check out Timeform's global rankings for 2022 which highlights the highest-rated horses in the world.

1	Flightline	John Sadler, USA	143
One of the best horses to have raced in North America in the last 50 years; wide-margin winner of all his starts, including the Pacific Classic at Del Mar (beat the Dubai World Cup winner Country Grammer by 19¼ lengths) then completed his six-race career with an 8¼-length success in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland; now at stud in Kentucky
2	Baaeed	William Haggas, GB	137
Extended winning run to 10 with wins in Lockinge, Queen Anne, Sussex and Juddmonte International, but only fourth in Champion Stakes
3	Jackie's Warrior	Steve Asmussen, USA	132
Won his first 4 starts of the year, including Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga but beaten at odds-on in the Breeders' Cup Sprint for a second year in a row
4	Kyprios	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	131
Unbeaten in six races during the year, including Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup, Irish St Leger and Prix du Cadran, last-named by 20 lengths despite hanging very badly left
4=	Life Is Good	Todd Pletcher, USA	131
Successful in Pegasus World Cup, Whitney and Woodward but only fifth in Breeders' Cup Classic after trying to outrun Flightline
4=	Nature Strip	Chris Waller, Australia	131
Won T. J. Smith and King's Stand, latter by 4½ lengths, the biggest winning margin in the race since Lochsong in 1994
7	Equinox	Tetsuya Kimura, Japan	130
Beaten in two classics, but improved to win the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and the Arima Kinen
7=	Nest (f)	Todd Pletcher, USA	130
Won 3 Grade 1s, including the CCA Oaks (by 12¼ lengths), but only fourth when favourite for the Breeders' Cup Distaff
7=	Vadeni	Jean-Claude Rouget, France	130
Successful in the Prix du Jockey Club (by 5 lengths) and the Eclipse (beating Mishriff) and second to Alpinista in the Arc
10	Bay Bridge	Sir Michael Stoute, GB	129
Put up best effort when beating Adayar, My Prospero and Baaeed in the Champion Stakes
10=	Golden Pal	Wesley Ward, USA	129
Won three times in Grade 2/3 company, but beaten favourite in the King's Stand and Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
10=	My Prospero	William Haggas, GB	129
Returned after three months off to put up best effort in Champion Stakes, finishing third to Bay Bridge
10=	Romantic Warrior	Danny Shum, Hong Kong	129
Has suffered only one defeat in 10-race career, wins include Hong Kong Derby, QEII Cup and Hong Kong Cup
10=	Titleholder	Toru Kurita, Japan	129
Put up good efforts to win the Tenno Sho (Spring) and Takarazuka Kinen, but only mid-division in the Arc and the Arima Kinen
15	Desert Crown	Sir Michael Stoute, GB	128p
Unbeaten in three career starts, including the Dante and the Derby, in which he justified favouritism comfortably from Hoo Ya Mal
15=	Adayar	Charlie Appleby, GB	128
Returned after 11-month absence to win a minor event at Doncaster then finished second to Bay Bridge in the Champion Stakes
15=	Golden Sixty	Francis Lui, Hong Kong	128
Added another Group 1 to his tally in the Champions Mile, but beaten a neck by California Spangle when going for a hat-trick in the Hong Kong Mile
15=	Home Affairs	Chris Waller, Austraia	128
Beat Nature Strip narrowly in the Lightning but beaten both subsequent outings, in the Platinum Jubilee at Royal Ascot on latter occasion
15=	Jack Christopher	Chad Brown, USA	128
Successful on five of his six career starts, including the Woody Stephens (by 10 lengths) and the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial; now at stud in Kentucky
15=	Luxembourg	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	128
Improved to beat Onesto, Vadeni and Mishriff in the Irish Champion but pulled a muscle when seventh in the Arc
15=	Torquator Tasso	Marcel Weiss, Germany	128
Runner-up in the King George and Grosser Preis von Baden before finishing third when attempting a repeat win in the Arc
15=	Trueshan	Alan King, GB	128
Put up one of the best handicap performances in the last 50 years when defying 10-8 in the Northumberland Plate and was also successful in the Long Distance Cup
23	Charge It	Todd Pletcher, USA	127p
23=	Alpinista (f)	Sir Mark Prescott, GB	127
23=	Coroebus	Charlie Appleby, GB	127
23=	Epicenter	Steve Asmussen, USA	127
23=	Hukum	Owen Burrows, GB	127
23=	Minzaal	Owen Burrows, GB	127
23=	Mishriff	John & Thady Gosden, GB	127
23=	Onesto	Fabrice Chappet, France	127
23=	Serifos	Mitsumasa Nakauchida, Japan	127
23=	State of Rest	Joseph O'Brien, Ireland	127
33	Little Big Bear	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	126p
33=	Anamoe	James Cummings, Australia	126
33=	Boldog Hos	Hiroshi Miyamoto, Japan	126
33=	California Spangle	Tony Cruz, Hong Kong	126
33=	Country Grammer	Bob Baffert, USA	126
33=	Eduardo	Joseph Pride, Australia	126
33=	Highfield Princess (f)	John Quinn, GB	126
33=	Malathaat (f)	Todd Pletcher, USA	126
33=	Pyledriver	William Muir & Chris Grassick, GB	126
33=	Rebel's Romance	Charlie Appleby, GB	126
33=	Taiba	Bob Baffert, USA	126
33=	Vela Azul	Kunihiko Watanabe, Japan	126
33=	Wellington	Richard Gibson, Hong Kong	126
33=	Westover	Ralph Beckett, GB	126
47	Al Hakeem	Jean-Claude Rouget, France	125
47=	Alflaila	Owen Burrows, GB	125
47=	Anmaat	Owen Burrows, GB	125
47=	Emblem Road	Alessandro & Guiseppe Botti, France	125
47=	Gold Trip	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Australia	125
47=	Goodnight Olive (f)	Chad Brown, USA	125
47=	Hot Rod Charlie	Doug O'Neill, USA	125
47=	Lord North	John & Thady Gosden, GB	125
47=	Native Trail	Charlie Appleby, GB	125
47=	Olympiad	Bill Mott, USA	125
47=	Real World	Saeed Bin Suroor, GB	125
47=	Salios	Noriyuki Hori, Japan	125
47=	Scope	Ralph Beckett, GB	125
47=	Shahryar	Hideaki Fujiwara, Japan	125
47=	Waikuku	John Size, Hong Kong	125
47=	Yibir	Charlie Appleby, GB	125