Updated: April 15, 2026. Weekly thoroughbred horse racing divisional ratings by Marcus Hersh for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America in order to be ranking.

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	Horse/sire	Trainer	Best Beyer
	Older dirt males (view PPs)
1	Sovereignty, by Into Mischief	B. Mott	115
	Well, it's finally time to see what we're working with here
2	Magnitude, by Not This Time	S. Asmussen	108
	Appears to have come back from Dubai in incredibly good shape
3	Forever Young, by Real Steel	Y. Yahagi	111
	Better than last year's DWC but never looked like his best self 3/28
4	Nysos, by Nyquist	B. Baffert	108
	Finally close to his best again in Saudi; would think Churchill in play
5	Knightsbridge, by Nyquist	B. Mott	112
	Superstar-level miler talent
6	Journalism, by Curlin	M. McCarthy	108
7	Touchuponastar, by Star Guitar	J. Delhomme	106
8	Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator	S. Joseph	107
9	Antiquarian, by Preservationist	T. Pletcher	108
10	Bentornato, by Valiant Minister	J. D'Angelo	110
	Older dirt females (view PPs)
1	Splendora, by Audible	B. Baffert	100
	Would imagine we see her in the G1 Derby City Distaff
2	Claret Beret, by Not This Time (new)	S. Joseph	105
	Division was ripe for a new player, and her Apple Blossom was all that
3	Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro (2)	M. Casse	97
	Seems like she's hit her ceiling - very good, not truly elite
4	Seismic Beauty, by Uncle Mo (3)	B. Baffert	110
	On a three-work pattern as of 4/15 - encouraging
5	Usha, by Tiz the Law (4)	B. Baffert	99
	Baffert lost Cavalieri to retirement; still strong in division
6	Ways and Means, by Practical Joke (5)	C. Brown	111
7	Grand Job, by Justify (6)	B. Mott	108
8	Eclatant, by Into Mischief (7)	B. Cox	109
9	Fully Subscribed, by Tiz the Law (8)	C. Brown	92
10	Majestic Oops, by Majestic Harbor (9)	D. Ward	94
	3-year-old males (View PPs)
1	Commandment, by Into Mischief	B. Cox	101
	Keeps moving forward, looks like he'll stay 10F - tough, rugged colt
2	Chief Wallabee, by Constitution	B. Mott	100
	Agree with Mr. Mott he lost focus last out; TBD whether blinkers help that
3	Renegade, by Into Mischief	T. Pletcher	98
	Obviously impressive Ark. Derby; looks legit but likely Derby underlay
4	The Puma, by Essential Quality	G. Delgado	100
	Ground loss didn't help in fine Fla. Derby; how much better can he get?
5	Emerging Market, by Candy Ride	C. Brown	97
	Guess I'm way higher than consensus on him; vast upside
6	Further Ado, by Not This Time	B. Cox	106
7	So Happy, by Runhappy	M. Glatt	100
8	Englishman, by Maxfield	C. DeVaux	97
9	Golden Tempo, by Curlin	C. DeVaux	88
10	Nearly, by Not This Time	T. Pletcher	98
	3-year-old females (View PPs)
1	Zany, by American Pharoah	T. Pletcher	89
	Caught flat-footed in short-stretch Ashland; expect Oaks improvement
2	Counting Stars, by Honor A. P.	M. Casse	92
	Made most of great Fantasy trip; continues getting faster
3	Prom Queen, by Quality Road	B. Cox	90
	Just needed two turns to find herself; upside into Oaks
4	Life of Joy, by Gun Runner	B. Cox	86
	FG Oaks no fluke; will miss Ky. Oaks due to minor setback
5	Percy's Bar, by Upstart	B. Colebrook	87
	If she improves off her Ashland, why can't she win the Oaks?
6	Bella Ballerina, by Street Sense	B. Walsh	84
7	Explora, by Blame	B. Baffert	88
8	Meaning, by Gun Runner	M. McCarthy	85
9	Bottle of Rouge, by Vino Rosso	B. Baffert	87
10	Always a Runner, by Gun Runner	C. Brown	89
	Turf males (view PPs)
1	Zulu Kingdom, by Ten Sovereigns (new)	C. Brown	97
	Straight to the top off G1 KEE win in first start since August
2	Notable Speech, by Dubawi	C. Appleby	103
	Instant acceleration when finally clear of trouble at KEE; likely best there
3	Rhetorical, by Not This Time	W. Walden	101
	His Maker's Mark Mile comeback was good, but he can do better
4	Rebel's Romance, by Dubawi (1)	C. Appleby	107
	Wonder if we see him back in U.S. this summer before BC Turf
5	One Stripe, by One World (new)	H. G. Motion	96
	Don't think S. African import was quite ready last fall, but he is now
6	Formidable Man, by City of Light	M. McCarthy	100
7	Reef Runner, by The Big Beast	D. Fawkes	100
8	Test Score, by Lookin At Lucky	G. Motion	97
9	Lagynos, by Kantharos	S. Asmussen	104
10	My Boy Prince, by Cairo Prince	M. Casse	100
	Turf females (view PPs)
1	Gezora, by Almanzor	C. Brown	105
	Can't see anything less than a championship season as her '26 goal
2	Lush Lips, by Ten Sovereigns	B. Walsh	95
	Minor illness kept her from running in (and winning) the Jenny Wiley
3	Segesta, by Ghostzapper	C. Brown	98
	She was very game holding on for the Jenny Wiley dead-heat
4	Shisospicy, by Mitole	J. D'Angelo	105
	Guessing we see her delayed '26 bow in Unbridled Sidney at CD
5	Expensive Queen, by Lope de Vega (8)	B. Walsh	95
	Split second more and she wins the Jenny Wiley outright
6	Destino d'Oro, by Bolt d'Oro (5)	B. Cox	95
7	Dynamic Pricing, by Night of Thunder	C. Brown	100
8	Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy	R. Baltas	106
9	Medoro, by Honor Code (new)	P. Eurton	97
10	Laurelin, by Zarak	G. Motion	94
	Sprinters (view PPs)
1	Book'em Danno, by Bucchero	D. Ryan	111
	Sure, it was comeback start, but expected more from him in Carter
2	Bentornato, by Valiant Minister	J. D'Angelo	110
	Solid, not spectacular in Golden Shaheen runner-up finish
3	Imagination, by Into Mischief	B. Baffert	105
	Extra credit for doing the long ship winning Riyadh Dirt Sprint
4	Splendora, by Audible	B. Baffert	100
	Fabulous sprinter-miler
5	Shisospicy, by Mitole	J. D'Angelo	105
	Back on steady work pattern now after winter interruption
6	Reef Runner, by The Big Beast	D. Fawkes	100
7	Eclatant, by Into Mischief	B. Cox	109
8	Ways and Means, by Practical Joke	C. Brown	111
9	Grand Job, by Justify	B. Mott	108
10	Roll On Big Joe, by Prospective	R. Hess	103

Previous week's horse racing ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R.) - retired