Changes to the World Thoroughbred Rankings through August 25

CANDY RIDE FIRST IN CLASSIC DIVISION - POWERED BY DODGE; FALBRAV TIED FOR SECOND IN JOHN DEERE TURF; OASIS DREAM MOVES TO SECOND IN NETJETS MILE DIVISION

DODGE CLASSIC DIVISION – Sid and Jenny Craig’s CANDY RIDE (ARG) moves to No. 1 in the division following his stellar performance in winning Sunday’s grade I, Pacific Classic at Del Mar over previous No. 1 MEDAGLIA D’ORO by 3 1/2 lengths in track record time. Trained by Ron McAnally and ridden to victory by Julie Krone, Candy Ride earned a 126 rating from the rankings panel. Medaglia d’Oro is now tied for second place in the division with MINESHAFT and MOON BALLAD (IRE). By winning the grade I Travers Stakes for three-year-olds at Saratoga on Saturday, TEN MOST WANTED is now alone in eighth place, ahead of Travers runner-up PEACE RULES, who falls to ninth place, and defending Breeders’ Cup Classic winner VOLPONI in 10th. STRONG HOPE, third in the Travers, drops out of the Top 10.

JOHN DEERE TURF – FALBRAV (IRE), an impressive winner of the Juddmonte International at York on August 19 for trainer Luca Cumani, rises out of a ninth-place tie and into second place along with Arlington Million winner SULAMANI. NAYEF, third at York, drops from third into a fifth-place tie with ANGE GABRIEL (FR), defending John Deere Turf winner HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) and STORMING HOME.

NEXTEL DISTAFF – UNCHANGED

NETJETS MILE – Following last Thursday’s victory by Khalid Abdullah’s OASIS DREAM (GB) in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York, trainer John Gosden announced that Oasis Dream is now a candidate for the NetJets Mile. TILLERMAN and SOVIET SONG (IRE), both ninth last week, drop out of the Top 10.

SPRINT – With Oasis Dream now being pointed to the NetJets Mile, the Bobby Frankel-trained ALDEBARAN assumes the No.1 ranking in the division. VALID VIDEO, winner of Saturday’s grade I King’s Bishop for three-year-olds at Saratoga, zooms into fourth place.

FILLY & MARE TURF – ISLINGTON (IRE), winner of the group 1 Yorkshire Oaks at York last Wednesday, moves from eighth place into a five-way logjam for third with DUBLINO, VOODOO DANCER, BRIGHT SKY (IRE) and HEAT HAZE (GB).

WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS
as of August 25, 2003

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 25 during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. 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 7.

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

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

DODGE CLASSIC DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Candy Ride (ARG) USA Ronald McAnally 126
2 Medaglia d'Oro USA Robert Frankel 124
2T Mineshaft USA Neil J. Howard 124
2T Moon Ballad (IRE) GB Saeed bin Suroor 124
5 Empire Maker USA Robert Frankel 123
5T Funny Cide USA Barclay Tagg 123
5T Congaree USA Bob Baffert 123
8 Ten Most Wanted USA Wallace Dollase 122
9 Peace Rules USA Robert Frankel 121
10 Volponi USA Philip G. Johnson 119

JOHN DEERE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Alamshar (IRE) IRE John M. Oxx 131
2 Sulamani (IRE) GB Saeed bin Suroor 126
2T Falbrav (IRE) GB Luca Cumani 126
4 Dalakhani (IRE) FR Alain Royer Dupre 125
5 Nayef GB Marcus Tregoning 123
5T Ange Gabriel (FR) FR Eric Libaud 123
5T High Chaparral (IRE) IRE Aidan P. O'Brien 123
5T Storming Home USA Neil D. Drysdale 123
9 Kris Kin GB Sir Michael Stoute 122
10 Bollin Eric (GB) GB Tim D. Easterby 121
10T Paolini (GER) GER Andreas Wohler 121
10T Kaieteur GB Brian Meeham 121

NEXTEL DISTAFF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Azeri USA Laura De Seroux 124
2 Sightseek USA Robert Frankel 120
3 Wild Spirit (CHI) USA Robert Frankel 118
4 Bird Town USA Nicholas P. Zito 117
4T Take Charge Lady USA Kenneth G. McPeek 117
6 Elloluv USA Craig Dollase 116
7 Got Koko USA Bruce Headley 115
7T Spoken Fur USA Robert Frankel 115
7T Island Fashion USA Barclay Tagg 115
7T Lady Tak USA Steven M. Asmussen 115

NETJETS MILE DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Dubai Destination GB Saeed bin Suroor 125
2 Zafeen (FR) GB Mick Channon 124
2T Oasis Dream (GB) GB John Gosden 124
4 Kalaman (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 122
5 Indian Haven (GB) GB Paul D'Arcy 121
6 Special Ring USA Julio C. Canani 120
7 Refuse to Bend (IRE) IRE Dermot K. Weld 119
7T Domedriver (IRE) FR Pascal Bary 119
9 Redattore (BRZ) USA Richard E. Mandella 118
10 Six Perfections (FR) FR Pascal Bary 117
10T Telegnosis (JPN) JPN H. Sugiura 117

SPRINT DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Aldebaran USA Robert Frankel 120
2 Shake You Down USA Scott A. Lake 118
3 Beau's Town USA Cole Norman 116
4 Valid Video USA Dennis J. Manning 115
5 Posse USA Steven M. Asmussen 114
5T Joey Franco USA Darrell Vienna 114
5T Zavata USA Patrick l. Biancone 114
5T Disturbingthepeace USA Darrell Vienna 114
9 Midas Eyes USA Robert Frankel 113
9T House Party USA H. Allen Jerkens 113
9T Shine Again USA H. Allen Jerkens 113

FILLY & MARE TURF DIVISION
Rank* Name of Horse** Based Trainer Rating
1 Tates Creek USA Robert Frankel 119
2 Vintage Tipple (IRE) IRE Patrick Mullins 118
3 Dublino USA Laura De Seroux 117
3T Voodoo Dancer USA Christophe Clement 117
3T Bright Sky (IRE) FR Elie Lellouche 117
3T Heat Haze (GB) USA Robert J. Frankel 117
3T Islington (IRE) GB Sir Michael Stoute 117
8 Ana Marie (FR) FR Phillippe Demercastel 116
9 L'Ancresse (IRE) IRE Aidan P. O'Brien 115
9T Casual Look GB Andrew M. Balding 115
9T Bien Nicole USA Donnie K. VonHemel 115

*(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.