WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS

(through August 4, 2002)

The following are World Thoroughbred Rankings for the top 10 horses in each racing division for the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, to be held October 26 at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The World Thoroughbred Rankings are established by an international panel of racing secretaries and handicappers. Rankings are determined by an analysis of the horses' past performances in graded and group stakes races around the world through the date of ranking. The rankings will be published weekly through October 8.

The rankings will be part of the criteria used to determine horses' qualifications to participate in the World Thoroughbred Championships. In the event that a Breeders' Cup race is oversubscribed, the rankings will complement the Breeders' Cup point system for performance in American graded stakes races in establishing the fields of runners.

The rankings currently reflect six of the eight Breeders' Cup divisions: Distaff, Filly & Mare Turf, Mile, Sprint, Turf and Classic. The Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies divisional rankings will commence in late summer.

For a rankings list that includes breeders and jockeys, go to www.ntra.com.

CLASSIC DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Sakhee GB Saeed bin Suroor 127
2 Street Cry (IRE) USA Saeed bin Suroor 126
3 War Emblem USA Bob Baffert 125
4 Left Bank USA Todd A. Pletcher 123
4T Medaglia d'Oro USA Robert J. Frankel 123
6 Sky Jack USA Doug O'Neill 121
7 Came Home USA J. Paco Gonzalez 120
7T Lido Palace (CHI) USA Robert J. Frankel 120
7T Milwaukee Brew USA Robert J. Frankel 120
10 Repent USA Kenneth G. McPeek 119

JOHN DEERE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Sakhee GB Saeed bin Suroor 133
2 Golan (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 126
2T Grandera (IRE) GB Saeed bin Suroor 126
2T High Chaparral (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 126
5 Beat Hollow (GB) USA Robert J. Frankel 125
5T Nayef GB Marcus Tregoning 125
5T Sulamani (IRE) FR Pascal Bary 125
8 Hawk Wing IRE Aidan O'Brien 123
8T With Anticipation USA Jonathan Sheppard 123
10 Boreal (GER) GER Peter Schiergen 122
10T Denon USA Robert J. Frankel 122

DISTAFF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Azeri USA Laura De Seroux 123
2 Farda Amiga USA Paulo H. Lobo 120
2T Take Charge Lady USA Kenneth G. McPeek 120
2T You USA Robert J. Frankel 120
5 Dancethruthedawn CAN Mark R. Frostad 119
5T Raging Fever USA Mark Hennig 119
7 Affluent USA Ronald L. McAnally 117
7T Summer Colony USA Mark A. Hennig 117
9 Bella Bellucci USA Neil D. Drysdale 116
9T Miss Linda (ARG) USA John C. Kimmel 116

SPRINT DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Left Bank USA Todd A. Pletcher 122
2 Squirtle Squirt USA Robert J. Frankel 121
2T Xtra Heat USA John E. Salzman, Sr. 121
4 Swept Overboard USA Craig Dollase 120
5 Kona Gold USA Bruce Headley 119
6 Affirmed Success USA Richard E. Schosberg 118
6T Orientate USA D. Wayne Lukas 118
8 Disturbingthepeace USA Darrell Vienna 117
9 Carson Hollow USA Richard E. Dutrow 116
9T Continent (GB) GB David Nicholls 116
9T Gygistar USA Mark A. Hennig 116

FILLY & MARE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Astra USA Laura De Seroux 122
2 Kazzia (GER) GB Saeed bin Suroor 120
3 Banks Hill (GB) FR Andre Fabre 119
3T England's Legend USA Christophe Clement 119
3T Golden Apples (IRE) USA Ben D. A. Cecil 119
3T Islington (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 119
3T Quarter Moon (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 119
8 Affluent USA Ronald L McAnally 118
8T Aquarelliste (FR) FR Elie Lellouche 118
8T Gossamer (GB) GB Luca Cumani 118
8T Rebelline (IRE) IRE Kevin Prendergast 118
8T Voodoo Dancer USA Christophe Clement 118

MILE DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Keltos (FR) FR Carlos Laffon-Parias 126
1T Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 126
3 Sarafan USA Neil D. Drysdale 121
4 Forbidden Apple USA Christophe Clement 120
4T Landseer (GB) IRE Aidan O'Brien 120
4T Noverre GB Saeed bin Suroor 120
7 Del Mar Show USA William I. Mott 119
7T Good Journey USA Wallace A. Dollase 119
7T No Excuse Needed (GB) GB Michael Stoute 119
7T Redattore (BRZ) USA Richard E. Mandella 119

*(T) next to a ranking indicates a tie.
**A country code follows a horse's name if that horse was born outside of the United States and Canada.

Changes in World Thoroughbred Rankings from July 29 to Aug. 4

CLASSIC - After his impressive victory in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga, LEFT BANK enters the rankings tied for fourth place with MEDAGLIA D'ORO, winner of the Jim Dandy Stakes. BUDDHA and SUNDAY BREAK (JPN) drop out of the Top 10. REPENT moves in at No. 10.

JOHN DEERE TURF - NAYEF rises one spot into a fifth-place tie with BEAT HOLLOW (GB) and SULAMANI (IRE). WITH ANTICIPATION goes into an eighth-place tie with HAWK WING, followed by DENON and BOREAL (GER). JUNGLE POCKET drops out of the Top 10.

DISTAFF - RAGING FEVER moves from sixth into a fifth-place tie with DANCETHRUTHEDAWN. SUMMER COLONY rises into a seventh-place tie with AFFLUENT. MISS LINDA (ARG) re-enters the Top 10, tied for ninth place with BELLA BELLUCCI.

SPRINT - LEFT BANK, No. 3 last week, now leads the division, leaping over SQUIRTLE SQUIRT and XTRA HEAT. DISTURBINGTHEPEACE moves from ninth to eighth place. CONTINENT (GB) slips back to a ninth-place tie with CARSON HOLLOW AND GYGISTAR.

FILLY AND MARE TURF - KAZZIA (GER) takes second place by herself, as BANKS HILL (GB) falls into a third-place tie with newly ranked ENGLAND'S LEGEND, GOLDEN APPLES (IRE), Nassau Stakes-winner ISLINGTON (IRE) and QUARTER MOON (IRE).

MILE - After winning the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR moves into a first-place tie with KELTOS (FR), each at 126 points. SARAFAN and FORBIDDEN APPLE rise from a seventh-place tie to third and fourth, respectively. LANDSEER (GB) and NOVERRE are also tied for fourth place. After winning the Bernard Baruch at Saratoga, DEL MAR SHOW is now tied for seventh with GOOD JOURNEY, NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) and REDATTORE (BRZ).