2008 World Rankings

[brockguy]

looks about right to me - New Approach was a sensational horse this year in a year we had so many superstars. Great to see Overdose getting the credit he deserves as well (and the HK guys with a good showing too!). Even though most of the big guns will be making babies this year, there are some fantastic horses to look out for (Paco Boyyyy!!

>> TOP OLDER HORSES
Curlin 130 Steve Asmussen (USA)
Duke Of Marmalade 127 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)
Youmzain 125 Mick Channon (GB)
Zenyatta 125 John Shirreffs (USA)
Good Ba Ba 124 Andreas Schutz (Hong Kong)
It's Gino 124 Pavel Vovcenko (Germany)
Papal Bull 124 Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
Soldier Of Fortune 124 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)
Midnight Lute 123 Bob Baffert (USA)
Phoenix Tower 123 Henry Cecil (GB)
Sacred Kingdom 123 Ricky Yiu (Hong Kong)
Tiago 123 John Shirreffs (USA)
Comic Strip 122 John Moore (Hong Kong)
Commentator 122 Nick Zito (USA)
Eagle Mountain 122 Mike De Kock (UAE)
Kip Deville 122 Rick Dutrow Jnr (USA)
Screen Hero 122 Yukiharu Shikato (Japan)
Septimus 122 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)
Weekend Hussler 122 Ross McDonald (Australia)
Yeats 122 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)



>> WORLD RANKINGS - TOP THREE-YEAR-OLDS

New Approach 130 Jim Bolger (Ireland)
Raven's Pass 129 John Gosden (GB)
Zarkava 128 Alain de Royer-Dupre (France)
Big Brown 125 Rick Dutrow jnr (America)
Conduit 125 Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
Goldikova 125 Freddie Head (France)
Henrythenavigator 125 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)
Montmartre 125 Alain de Royer-Dupre (France)
Paco Boy 124 Richard Hannon (GB)
Tamayuz 124 Freddie Head (France)
Tartan Bearer 122 Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
Vision d'Etat 122 Eric Libaud (France)
Deep Sky 121 Mitsugu Kon (Japan)
Kamsin 121 Peter Schiergen (Germany)
Famous Name 120 Dermot Weld (Ireland)
Overdose 120 Sandor Ribarszki (Hungary)


>> EUROPEAN RANKINGS - TOP TWO-YEAR-OLDS

Mastercraftsman 122 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)
Bushranger 121 David Wachman (Ireland)
Crowded House 120 Brian Meehan (GB)
Intense Focus 119 Jim Bolger (Ireland)
Naaqoos 119 Freddie Head (France)
Finjaan 118 Marcus Tregoning (GB)
Gallagher 118 Brian Meehan (GB)
Lord Shanakill 118 Karl Burke (GB)
Milanais 118 Bruno De Montzey (France)
Rainbow View 118 John Gosden (GB)
Sayif 118 Peter Chapple-Hyam (GB)
Shaweel 118 Mark Johnston (GB)
Art Connoisseur 116 Michael Bell (GB)
Orizaba 116 Mick Channon (GB)
Square Eddie 116 John Best (GB)
Arazan 115 John Oxx (Ireland)
Ashram 115 John Hills (GB)
Delegator 115 Brian Meehan (GB)
Donativum 115 John Gosden (GB)
Proportional 115 Mme C Head-Maarek (France)
Rip Van Winkle 115 Aidan O'Brien (Ireland)