(through October 6, 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. These are the final rankings leading up to the announcement on Oct. 17 of the horses pre-entered for each of the eight Breeders’ Cup races.

The rankings will be part of the criteria used to determine horses' qualifications to participate in the World Thoroughbred Championships. The rankings currently reflect all eight Breeders' Cup divisions: Distaff, Filly & Mare Turf, Mile, Sprint, John Deere Turf, Classic, Bessemer Trust Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies.

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

CLASSIC DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Came Home USA J. Paco Gonzalez 123
1T Medaglia d'Oro USA Robert J. Frankel 123
1T Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 123
1T War Emblem USA Bob Baffert 123
5 Evening Attire USA Patrick J. Kelly 122
6 Harlan's Holiday USA Todd A. Pletcher 120
6T Lido Palace (CHI) USA Robert J. Frankel 120
8 Milwaukee Brew USA Robert J. Frankel 119
8T Momentum USA Craig Dollase 119
8T Repent USA Kenneth G. McPeek 119

JOHN DEERE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Golan (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 127
1T Marienbard (IRE) GB Saeed bin Suroor 127
3 High Chaparral (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 126
3T Sulamani (IRE) FR Pascal Bary 126
5 Beat Hollow (GB) USA Robert J. Frankel 124
5T With Anticipation USA Jonathan Sheppard 124
7 Denon USA Robert J. Frankel 123
7T Hawk Wing IRE Aidan O'Brien 123
9 Ballingarry (IRE) USA Laura De Seroux 121
9T Sarafan USA Neil D. Drysdale 121

DISTAFF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Azeri USA Laura De Seroux 123
2 Farda Amiga USA Paulo H. Lobo 121
2T Summer Colony USA Mark A. Hennig 121
4 Imperial Gesture USA Saeed bin Suroor 120
4T Take Charge Lady USA Kenneth G. McPeek 120
6 Dancethruthedawn CAN Mark R. Frostad 117
6T Mandy's Gold USA Michael E. Gorham 117
6T You USA Robert J. Frankel 117
9 Affluent USA Ronald L. McAnally 116
10 Allamerican Bertie USA Steven B. Flint 115
10T Printemps (CHI) USA Ronald L. McAnally 115

SPRINT DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Orientate USA D. Wayne Lukas 122
2 Xtra Heat USA John E. Salzman, Sr. 121
3 Disturbingthepeace USA Darrell Vienna 120
3T Squirtle Squirt USA Robert J. Frankel 120
5 Bonapaw USA Norman Miller III 119
5T Gygistar USA Mark A. Hennig 119
5T Kona Gold USA Bruce Headley 119
5T Swept Overboard USA Craig Dollase 119
9 Invincible Spirit (IRE) GB John Dunlop 118
9T Kalookan Queen USA Bruce Headley 118

FILLY & MARE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Golden Apples (IRE) USA Ben D. A. Cecil 122
2 Bright Sky (IRE) FR Elie Lellouche 120
2T Islington (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 120
2T Starine (FR) USA Robert J. Frankel 120
2T Voodoo Dancer USA Christophe Clement 120
6 Aquarelliste (FR) FR Elie Lellouche 119
6T Banks Hill (GB) FR Andre Fabre 119
6T Kazzia (GER) GB Saeed bin Suroor 119
9 Affluent USA Ronald L McAnally 118
9T England's Legend USA Christophe Clement 118
9T Gossamer (GB) GB Luca Cumani 118
9T Owsley USA Randy Schulhofer 118
9T Rebelline (IRE) IRE Kevin Prendergast 118

NETJETS MILE DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) IRE Aidan O'Brien 126
2 Beat Hollow (GB) USA Robert J. Frankel 123
2T Where or When (IRE) GB Terry G. Mills 123
4 Forbidden Apple USA Christophe Clement 122
4T Sarafan USA Neil D. Drysdale 122
6 Good Journey USA Wallace A. Dollase 121
7 Landseer (GB) IRE Aidan O'Brien 120
8 Domedriver (IRE) FR Pascal Bary 119
8T Noverre GB Saeed bin Suroor 119
8T Touch of the Blues (FR) USA Neil D. Drysdale 119

BESSEMER TRUST JUVENILE DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Sky Mesa USA John T. Ward, Jr. 121
2 Elusive City GB Gerard A Butler 119
2T Toccet USA John F. Scanlan 119
2T Tomahawk IRE Aidan O'Brien 119
2T Whywhywhy USA Patrick L. Biancone 119
6 Hold that Tiger IRE Aidan O'Brien 118
6T Zavata USA Patrick L. Biancone 118
8 Vindication USA Bob Baffert 117
8T Zafeen (FR) GB Mike R. Channon 117
10 Bull Market USA Bob Baffert 116
10T Icecoldbeeratreds USA Bob Baffert 116
10T Kafwain USA Bob Baffert 116
10T Lone Star Sky USA Thomas M. Amoss 116

JUVENILE FILLIES DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Six Perfections (FR) FR Pascal Bary 120
1T Storm Flag Flying USA Claude R. McGaughrey 120
3 Composure USA Bob Baffert 116
3T Santa Catarina USA Bob Baffert 116
5 Etoile Montante FR Criquette Head-Maarek 115
5T Russian Rhythm GB Sir Michael Stoute 115
7 Soviet Song (IRE) GB James Fanshawe 114
7T Westerly Breeze USA Carl Nafzger 114
9 Buffythecenterfold USA Melvin F. Stute 113
10 Atlantic Ocean USA Bob Baffert 112
10T Ivanavinalot USA Kathleen O'Connell 112
10T Luvah Girl (GB) GB Roger J. Charlton 112
10T Ruby's Reception USA Larry J. Jones 112

*(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 Sept. 29 to Oct. 6

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) NOW TOP RANKED IN BOTH CLASSIC AND NETJETS MILE;
AZERI, GOLDEN APPLES (IRE) RETAIN FIRST PLACE IN DISTAFF AND FILLY & MARE TURF;
ARC WINNER MARIENBARD (IRE) TIES FOR FIRST IN JOHN DEERE TURF

CLASSIC - With his connections now considering the Classic, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) is installed at the top of the division, tied with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner WAR EMBLEM, Travers Stakes winner MEDAGLIA D’ORO and Pacific Classic winner CAME HOME.

JOHN DEERE TURF - MARIENBARD (IRE) winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe ties GOLAN (IRE) for first place. SULAMANI (IRE), second in the Arc, rises from fifth to a third-place tie with HIGH CHAPARRAL, who was third in the Arc. SARAFAN, second in the Clement Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship at Santa Anita, ties BALLINGARRY (IRE) for ninth place.

DISTAFF - AZERI stays in first with her commanding win in the Lady’s Secret Breeders’ Cup last Wednesday. An impressive winner of Saturday’s Beldame at Belmont Park, IMPERIAL GESTURE moves from eighth to a fourth-place tie with TAKE CHARGE LADY, winner of the Overbrook Spinster Stakes. AFFLUENT drops from eighth to ninth place. PRINTEMPS (CHI), third in the Spinster, enters the rankings in 10th place, tied with ALLAMERICAN BERTIE.

SPRINT - KALOOKAN QUEEN, winner of the Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, moves into a ninth-place tie with INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE). SWEPT OVERBOARD, fourth in the Ancient Title, drops from third to fifth place.

FILLY AND MARE TURF - GOLDEN APPLES (IRE) retains the top spot following her victory in the Yellow Ribbon at Santa Anita. BANKS HILL (GB), third in the Yellow Ribbon, falls out of first place and into a sixth-place tie with AQUARELLISTE (FR). OWSLEY, winner of Keeneland’s WinStar Galaxy, moves into a ninth-place tie with AFFLUENT, ENGLAND’S LEGEND, GOSSAMER (GB) and REBELLINE (IRE).

NETJETS MILE - BEAT HOLLOW (GB), third in the Keeneland Shadwell Turf Mile, ties WHERE OR WHEN (IRE) for second place. LANDSEER (GB), winner of the Shadwell Turf mile, jumps from 10th to seventh place. TOUCH OF THE BLUES (FR), second in the Shadwell Turf Mile, enters the rankings tied for eighth place with NOVERRE.

BESSEMER TRUST JUVENILE - SKY MESA, an impressive winner in the Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity, takes first place by himself. ELUSIVE CITY, third in the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes last Thursday at Newmarket, falls into a second-place tie with TOCCET, winner of Belmont’s Champagne Stakes, and TOMAHAWK, second in the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes. HOLD THAT TIGER, winner of the Grand Criterium at Longchamp, moves into a sixth-place tie with ZAVATA. KAFWAIN and BULL MARKET, noses apart at the wire of Santa Anita’s Norfolk Stakes, are tied in 10th place with ICECOLDBEERATREDS, second in the Champagne, and LONE STAR SKY, second in the Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity. VINDICATION drops from fifth to an eighth-place tie with ZAFEEN (FR).

JUVENILE FILLIES - SIX PERFECTIONS (FR), winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp, moves from third to a first-place tie with STORM FLAG FLYING, winner of Belmont’s Frizette Stakes. COMPOSURE zooms into the Top 10, tied for third place with Frizette runner-up Santa Catarina. RUSSIAN RHYTHM, second in the Chevely Park Stakes at Newmarket, falls from first into a fifth-place tie with newly ranked ETOILLE MONTANTE, second in the Prix Marcel Boussac. SOVIET SONG (IRE) ties Keeneland’s Alcibiades Stakes winner WESTERLY BREEZE for seventh place. RUBY’S RECEPTION, second in the Alcibiades, is tied for 10th place with ATLANTIC OCEAN, IVANAVINALOT and LUVAH GIRL (GB).