Daily Racing Form Weekly Divisional Ratings
Updated: May 27, 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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Horses | Trainers | Jockeys | Stallions | Best Beyers
| Horse/sire | Trainer | Best Beyer | |
Older dirt males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Sovereignty, by Into Mischief | B. Mott | 115 |
| Headed back to Churchill for Stephen Foster - and working like he's back | |||
| 2 | Magnitude, by Not This Time | S. Asmussen | 108 |
| Back working after shipping to win DWC; another for Foster | |||
| 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 |
| Moved from SA to CD, where he's working for the Met Mile | |||
| 5 | Baeza, by McKinzie | B. Mott | 105 |
| He, like stablemate Sovereignty, working at SAR and goes next in Foster | |||
| 6 | White Abarrio, by Race Day | S. Joseph | 111 |
| 7 | Antiquarian, by Preservationist | T. Pletcher | 108 |
| 8 | Skippylongstocking, by Exaggerator | S. Joseph | 107 |
| 9 | Journalism, by Curlin | M. McCarthy | 108 |
| 10 | Knightsbridge, by Nyquist | B. Mott | 112 |
Older dirt females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Claret Beret, by Not This Time (D) | S. Joseph | 105 |
| Collapsed and died after recent work - unfortunately harks back to '23 | |||
| 2 | Splendora, by Audible | B. Baffert | 100 |
| She'll try two turns in the Shawnee at CD - almost has to be better than last | |||
| 3 | Shred the Gnar, by Into Mischief | B. Lynch | 98 |
| Back working after La Troienne breakthough, presumably for Fleur de Lis | |||
| 4 | Seismic Beauty, by Uncle Mo | B. Baffert | 110 |
| I expect her to ascend to the top of this group; returns Saturday | |||
| 5 | Nitrogen, by Medaglia d'Oro | M. Casse | 97 |
| Ogden Phipps the goal; has something to prove this year | |||
| 6 | Ways and Means, by Practical Joke | C. Brown | 111 |
| 7 | Grand Job, by Justify | B. Mott | 108 |
| 8 | Eclatant, by Into Mischief | B. Cox | 109 |
| 9 | Fully Subscribed, by Tiz the Law | C. Brown | 92 |
| 10 | R Disaster, by Awesome Slew | S. Joseph | 103 |
3-year-old males (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Golden Tempo, by Curlin | C. DeVaux | 95 |
| Strong sense he'll at least run back to his Derby in the Belmont | |||
| 2 | Chief Wallabee, by Constitution | B. Mott | 100 |
| Can make case he was best in Derby, and he can prove it in Belmont | |||
| 3 | Renegade, by Into Mischief | T. Pletcher | 98 |
| Has continued on relatively light work pattern, for what that's worth | |||
| 4 | Commandment, by Into Mischief | B. Cox | 101 |
| If you liked him in the Derby, you should like him in the Belmont | |||
| 5 | Stark Contrast, by Caravaggio | M. McCarthy | 99 |
| Was really good at 2 and has progressed at 3; top sophomore turfer | |||
| 6 | Crude Velocity, by Beau Liam | B. Baffert | 100 |
| 7 | The Puma, by Essential Quality | G. Delgado | 100 |
| 8 | Further Ado, by Gun Runner | B. Cox | 106 |
| 9 | Napoleon Solo, by Liam's Map | C. Summers | 96 |
| 10 | Ocelli, by Connect | W. Beckman | 94 |
3-year-old females (View PPs) |
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| 1 | Always a Runner, by Gun Runner | C. Brown | 94 |
| Still has ample room to improve; might turn into a true star | |||
| 2 | Meaning, by Gun Runner | M. McCarthy | 92 |
| I underestimated her going into the Oaks; ran to her superb training | |||
| 3 | Explora, by Blame | B. Baffert | 90 |
| Missed prep, hooked on a hot Oaks pace, held gamely | |||
| 4 | Counting Stars, by Honor A. P. | M. Casse | 92 |
| She's very good, but did get a perfect trip in the Oaks | |||
| 5 | Prom Queen, by Quality Road | B. Cox | 92 |
| Did she have to be a mile off the Oaks pace? Galloped out in front | |||
| 6 | Cy Fair, by Not This Time | G. Weaver | 94 |
| 7 | Zany, by American Pharoah | T. Pletcher | 89 |
| 8 | Percy's Bar, by Upstart | B. Colebrook | 87 |
| 9 | Imaginationthelady, by Not This Time | B. Walsh | 89 |
| 10 | On Time Girl, by Not This Time | B. Cox | 85 |
Turf males (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Rhetorical, by Not This Time | W. Walden | 107 |
| After acing 9f in Turf Classic, will continue stretching out in Manhattan | |||
| 2 | Burnham Square, by Liam's Map | I. Wilkes | 106 |
| Don't care who he beat in Louisville S. - he's an American 1 1/2-mile turf star | |||
| 3 | Notable Speech, by Dubawi | C. Appleby | 103 |
| Ran his best race ever in Europe when cruising in the G1 Lockinge | |||
| 4 | Zulu Kingdom, by Ten Sovereigns (2) | C. Brown | 98 |
| Maker's Mark Mile winner had gap in works 5/3 - 5/26 | |||
| 5 | Deterministic, by Liam's Map | M. Clement | 101 |
| Finally back in action, and if you buy the Beyer, he's the same as last year | |||
| 6 | One Stripe, by One World | H.G. Motion | 96 |
| 7 | Reef Runner, by The Big Beast | D. Fawkes | 100 |
| 8 | Formidable Man, by City of Light | M. McCarthy | 100 |
| 9 | Lagynos, by Kantharos | S. Asmussen | 104 |
| 10 | Corruption, by Medaglia d'Oro | M. Casse | 97 |
Turf females (view PPs) |
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| 1 | Gezora, by Almanzor | B. Mott | 105 |
| Giving 5 pounds in the Modesty? Has to be more to barn change than that | |||
| 2 | Lush Lips, by Ten Sovereigns | B. Walsh | 95 |
| She's now, unfortunately, out of action until at least later this summer | |||
| 3 | Segesta, by Ghostzapper | C. Brown | 98 |
| She was very game holding on for the Jenny Wiley dead-heat | |||
| 4 | Expensive Queen, by Lope de Vega | B. Walsh | 95 |
| Like stablemate Lush Lips, also out until later this summer | |||
| 5 | Kathynmarissa, by American Pharoah | C. Brown | 96 |
| Didn't get planned trip and still mowed down Gezora in Modesty | |||
| 6 | Moon Spun, by Hard Spun | B. Lynch | 99 |
| 7 | Ag Bullet, by Twirling Candy | R. Baltas | 106 |
| 8 | Medoro, by Honor Code | P. Eurton | 97 |
| 9 | City Girl, by Nimpheas | C. Brown | 92 |
| 10 | Shisospicy, by Mitole | J. D'Angelo | 104 |
Sprinters (view PPs) |
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| 1 | T O Elvis, by Volatile | D. Takyanagi | 108 |
| Lives in Japan, but could have two more U.S. starts this year; awesome at CD | |||
| 2 | Book'em Danno, by Bucchero | D. Ryan | 111 |
| Good too see him back on regular work pattern at Monmouth | |||
| 3 | Bentornato, by Valiant Minister | J. D'Angelo | 110 |
| Back on work pattern at Churchill, where barn is 15-1-0-2 last 6 months | |||
| 4 | Imagination, by Into Mischief | B. Baffert | 105 |
| Surprisingly close to pace in CD; better at 6f than 7f? | |||
| 5 | R Disaster, by Awesome Slew | S. Joseph | 107 |
| Rates this high because 6f is her trip, and males are soft at that distance | |||
| 6 | Splendora, by Audible | B. Baffert | 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 | Disruptor, by Gun Runner | T. Pletcher | 102 |
Previous week's ranking in parentheses; (I)-inactive; (R) - retired; (D) - deceased
