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The '''2005–06 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings''' is the 2005–06 edition of the [[World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings]]. It is an assessment of [[Horse racing|racehorses]] which was issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in August 2006. It includes horses aged three or older which raced or were trained during 2005–06 in countries where the [[flat racing]] year runs from August 1 to July 31 (and also [[South America]], where it runs from July 1 to June 30). These countries are generally in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], although some areas covered, such as [[Hong Kong]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]], are actually north of the equator.
The ratings represent a weight value in [[Pound (mass)|pounds]], with higher values given to horses which showed greater ability. It is judged that these weights would equalize the abilities of the horses if carried in a theoretical [[Handicap (horse racing)|handicap race]]. The list includes all horses rated 115 or above, and it also shows the surface and the distances at which the rating was achieved.
The highest rating in the 2005–06 season was 124, which was given to the performance of [[Makybe Diva]] in the [[Melbourne Cup]]. In total, 47 horses were included in the list, 24 more than in the [[2004–05 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings|2004–05 Rankings]].
==Full rankings for 2005–06==
* '''Country foaled''' – Horse names are followed by a suffix indicating the country where foaled.
* '''Age''' – The ages shown for horses foaled in the Southern Hemisphere are as of their universal date of increase, August 1, 2005. The ages of those born in the Northern Hemisphere are taken from their equivalent date, January 1, 2006.
* '''Sex''' – The following abbreviations are used:
** '''C''' – [[Colt (horse)|Colt]] – Ungelded male horse up to four-years-old.
** '''F''' – [[Filly]] – Female horse up to four-years-old.
** '''H''' – [[Stallion|Horse]] – Ungelded male horse over four-years-old.
** '''M''' – [[Mare]] – Female horse over four-years-old.
** '''G''' – [[Gelding]] – Gelded male horse of any age.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
! width="40px" | Rank
! width="50px" | Rating
! width="180px" | Horse
! width="40px" | Age
! width="40px" | Sex
! width="120px" | Trained
! width="70px" | Surface
! width="140px" | Distance (m)
|-
| '''1'''
| 124
| [[Makybe Diva]] ([[Great Britain|GB]])
| 7
| M
| [[Australia]]
| Turf
| 3,200
|-
| '''2'''
| 123
| [[David Junior (horse)|David Junior]] ([[United States|USA]])
| 4
| C
| [[Great Britain]]
| Turf
| 1,777
|-
| '''2'''
| 123
| [[Electrocutionist]] (USA)
| 5
| H
| [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| Dirt
| 2,000
|-
| '''2'''
| 123
| [[Heart's Cry (horse)|Heart's Cry]] ([[Japan|JPN]])
| 5
| H
| [[Japan]]
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''5'''
| 122
| [[Vengeance of Rain]] ([[New Zealand|NZ]])
| 5
| G
| [[Hong Kong]]
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''6'''
| 121
| [[Silent Witness (horse)|Silent Witness]] ([[Australia|AUS]])
| 6
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,200
|-
| '''7'''
| 120
| [[Bullish Luck]] (USA)
| 7
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,600
|-
| '''8'''
| 119
| [[Eremein]] (AUS)
| 4
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''8'''
| 119
| [[Maraahel]] ([[Ireland|IRE]])
| 5
| H
| Great Britain
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''8'''
| 119
| [[Takeover Target]] (AUS)
| 6
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,000
|-
| '''11'''
| 118
| [[Best Gift]] (NZ)
| 5
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''11'''
| 118
| [[Discreet Cat]] (USA)
| 3
| C
| UAE
| Dirt
| 1,800
|-
| '''11'''
| 118
| [[Hat Trick (horse)|Hat Trick]] (JPN)
| 4
| C
| Japan
| Turf
| 1,600
|-
| '''11'''
| 118
| [[Mummify]] (AUS)
| 6
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''15'''
| 117
| [[Lad of the Manor]] (NZ)
| 6
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,600 / 2,000
|-
| '''15'''
| 117
| [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]] (GB)
| 5
| M
| Great Britain
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''15'''
| 117
| [[Pride (horse)|Pride]] ([[France|FR]])
| 6
| M
| [[France]]
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Collier Hill]] (GB)
| 8
| G
| Great Britain
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Danacourt]] (NZ)
| 4
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,600
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[El Segundo (horse)|El Segundo]] (NZ)
| 4
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Fields Of Omagh|Fields of Omagh]] (AUS)
| 8
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,040
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[God's Own]] (AUS)
| 3
| C
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,000 / 1,600
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[National Colour]] ([[South Africa|SAF]])
| 3
| F
| [[South Africa]]
| Turf
| 1,000
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Racing to Win]] (AUS)
| 3
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,500
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Railings (horse)|Railings]] (AUS)
| 4
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Russian Pearl]] (NZ)
| 5
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,600 / 2,000
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[The Tin Man (American horse)|The Tin Man]] (USA)
| 8
| G
| [[United States]]
| Turf
| 1,777
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Utopia (horse)|Utopia]] (JPN)
| 6
| H
| Japan
| Dirt
| 1,600
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Vinnie Roe]] (IRE)
| 7
| H
| [[Ireland]]
| Turf
| 3,200
|-
| '''18'''
| 116
| [[Xcellent]] (NZ)
| 4
| G
| [[New Zealand]]
| Turf
| 3,200
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Cape of Good Hope (horse)|Cape of Good Hope]] (GB)
| 8
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,200
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Desert War (horse)|Desert War]] (AUS)
| 5
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,600 / 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Epalo]] ([[Germany|GER]])
| 6
| H
| [[Germany]]
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Eyeofthetiger]] ([[Brazil|BRZ]])
| 3
| C
| South Africa
| Turf
| 2,200
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Headturner]] (AUS)
| 3
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 2,400
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Ilha da Vitoria]] (BRZ)
| 5
| M
| South Africa
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Irridescence]] (SAF)
| 4
| F
| South Africa
| Turf
| 1,777 / 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Joyful Winner]] (AUS)
| 5
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,400 / 1,600
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Our Smoking Joe]] (AUS)
| 5
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,800 / 2,000 / 2,400
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Paratroopers (horse)|Paratroopers]] (AUS)
| 3
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,400 / 1,500 / 1,600
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Proud Tower Too]] (USA)
| 4
| C
| United States
| Dirt
| 1,200
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Red Oog]] (AUS)
| 6
| G
| Australia
| Turf
| 1,200
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Simpatico Bribon]] ([[Chile|CHI]])
| 3
| C
| [[Saudi Arabia]]
| Dirt
| 1,800
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Super Kid]] (NZ)
| 6
| H
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,400 / 1,600 / 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[The Duke (Australian horse)|The Duke]] (AUS)
| 6
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 1,600
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Touch of Land]] (FR)
| 5
| H
| France
| Turf
| 2,000
|-
| '''31'''
| 115
| [[Viva Pataca]] (GB)
| 4
| G
| Hong Kong
| Turf
| 2,400
|}
Certain horses may have also recorded a lesser rating over a distance different from that listed above. The IFHA publishes this information when the lower rating represents the overall top performance in a particular category. There were no such additional ratings for this season.
==Top ranked horses==
The tables below show the top ranked horses overall, the top fillies and mares, and the top three-year-olds in the 2005–06 Rankings. They also show the top performers in various subdivisions of each group, which are defined by the distances of races, and the surfaces on which they are run. The IFHA recognizes five distance categories — Sprint, Mile, Intermediate, Long and Extended — identified by the acronym "'''SMILE'''". These are framed as follows:
* '''Sprint''': 1,000–1,300m (1,000–1,599m for races in Canada and the United States)
* '''Mile''': 1,301–1,899m (1,600–1,899m for races in Canada and the United States)
* '''Intermediate''': 1,900–2,100m
* '''Long''': 2,101–2,700m
* '''Extended''': 2,701m +
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{| border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|- align="center"
| bgcolor="#D2B48C" colspan="4" | '''All Horses'''
|-
! width="110px" |
! width="180px" | All Surfaces
! width="180px" | Dirt
! width="180px" | Turf
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''All Distances''' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]] || 123 – [[Electrocutionist]] || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]]
|-
| '''Sprint''' || 121 – [[Silent Witness (horse)|Silent Witness]] || 115 – [[Proud Tower Too]] || 121 – [[Silent Witness (horse)|Silent Witness]]
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Mile''' || 123 – [[David Junior (horse)|David Junior]] || 118 – [[Discreet Cat]] || 123 – [[David Junior (horse)|David Junior]]
|-
| '''Intermediate''' || 123 – [[Electrocutionist]] || 123 – [[Electrocutionist]] || 122 – [[Vengeance of Rain]]
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Long''' || 123 – [[Heart's Cry (horse)|Heart's Cry]] || ''not listed'' || 123 – [[Heart's Cry (horse)|Heart's Cry]]
|-
| '''Extended''' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]] || ''not listed'' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]]
|- align="center"
| bgcolor="#D2B48C" colspan="4" | '''Fillies and Mares'''
|-
!
! All Surfaces
! Dirt
! Turf
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''All Distances''' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]] || ''not listed'' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]]
|-
| '''Sprint''' || 116 – [[National Colour]] || ''not listed'' || 116 – [[National Colour]]
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Mile''' || 115 – [[Irridescence]] || ''not listed'' || 115 – [[Irridescence]]
|-
| '''Intermediate''' || 117 – [[Pride (horse)|Pride]] || ''not listed'' || 117 – [[Pride (horse)|Pride]]
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Long''' || 117 – [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]] || ''not listed'' || 117 – [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]]
|-
| '''Extended''' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]] || ''not listed'' || 124 – [[Makybe Diva]]
|- align="center"
| bgcolor="#D2B48C" colspan="4" | '''Three-Year-Olds'''
|-
!
! All Surfaces
! Dirt
! Turf
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''All Distances''' || 118 – [[Discreet Cat]] || 118 – [[Discreet Cat]] || 116 – [[God's Own]] <br> 116 – [[National Colour]] <br> 116 – [[Racing to Win]]
|-
| '''Sprint''' || 116 – [[God's Own]] <br> 116 – [[National Colour]] || ''not listed'' || 116 – [[God's Own]] <br> 116 – [[National Colour]]
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Mile''' || 118 – [[Discreet Cat]] || 118 – [[Discreet Cat]] || 116 – [[God's Own]] <br> 116 – [[Racing to Win]]
|-
| '''Intermediate''' || ''not listed'' || ''not listed'' || ''not listed''
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| '''Long''' || 115 – [[Eyeofthetiger]] <br> 115 – [[Headturner]] || ''not listed'' || 115 – [[Eyeofthetiger]] <br> 115 – [[Headturner]]
|-
| '''Extended''' || ''not listed'' || ''not listed'' || ''not listed''
|}
==References==
* [http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2005-06Rankings/2005-06_WorldRankings.asp IFHA 2005–06 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings]
* [http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2005-06Rankings/2005-06_WorldRankings_FM.asp IFHA 2005–06 Rankings for Fillies and Mares]
* [http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2005-06Rankings/08_07_06_WTRR_PressRelease.asp IFHA 2005–06 Press Release]
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