2020 Timeform Global Rankings 442g37

By Timeform — published 26th March 2021

Timeform's Horse of The Year was trained in Britain, but six of the top 50 were trained by Bob Baffert in the United States.

Flat Season Recap: The Best of 2020

Timeform Annual Ratings 2020 Flat Review

1	Ghaiyyath	Charlie Appleby, GB	133
Successful first 4 starts, in Dubai Millennium Stakes at Meydan, Coronation Cup at Newmarket, Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and International Stakes at York, with a performance rating of 130+ on each occasion.
2	Palace Pier	John Gosden, GB	132
Won handicap at Newcastle on reappearance, then St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville.
3	Authentic	Bob Baffert, USA	131
Successful in Grade 3 Sham Stakes and Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes, both at Santa Anita, Haskell Invitational at Monmouth, Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland.
4=	Gamine (f)	Bob Baffert, USA	130
first past post on 5 of 6 starts, notably Acorn Stakes at Belmont, Test Stakes at Saratoga, and Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Keeneland.
4=	Improbable	Bob Baffert, USA	130
Won Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita, Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, then runner-up in Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland.
4=	Stradivarius	John Gosden, GB	130
Won Gold Cup at Royal Ascot (for third year running) and Goodwood Cup (for fourth year running).
7=	Addeybb	William Haggas, GB	129
Won Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill, Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, listed race at Ayr, and Champion Stakes at Ascot.
7=	Almond Eye (f)	Sakae Kunieda, Japan	129
Won three Grade 1s in Japan, Victoria Mile, Tenno Sho (Autumn) (for second successive year), and Japan Cup (for second time).
7=	Golden Sixty	Francis Lui Kin-wai, Hong Kong	129
Won all 7 outings, with his best performance coming in the Hong Kong MIle in December.
7=	Mohaather	Marcus Tregoning, GB	129
Won Summer Mile at Ascot and Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
7=	Nature Strip	Chris Waller, Australia	129
Won twice at Randwick, Group 2 Challenge Stakes and Group 1 T J Smith Stakes.
12	Charlatan	Bob Baffert, USA	128p
First past post all 4 starts, notably Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn (disqualified after positive test) and Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita.
13=	Battaash	Charles Hills, GB	128
Level of form not quite as high as in previous season but won all 3 starts, King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, King George Stakes at Goodwood (for fourth successive year) and Nunthorpe Stakes at York.
13=	Bivouac	James Cummings, Australia	128
Won two Group 1s at Flemington, Newmarket Handicap and Sprint Classic.
13=	Chrono Genesis (f)	Takashi Saito, Japan	128
Won Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin, Group 1 Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) at Nakayama, and Group 2 Kyoto Kinen.
13=	Classique Legend	Caspar Fownes, Hong Kong	128
Won Everest Stakes at Randwick.
13=	Fierement	Takahisa Tezuka, Japan	128
Won Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Spring) at Kyoto. Better form when placed in Group 1s at Tokyo and Nakayama later in the year.
13=	Kameko	Andrew Balding, GB	128
Won 2000 Guineas and Group 2 Joel Stakes, both at Newmarket
13=	Knicks Go	Brad Cox, USA	128
Successful on all three starts, including Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland.
13=	Lord North	John Gosden, GB	128
Won Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Haydock and Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
13=	Maximum Security	Bob Baffert, USA	128
Won Saudi Cup, Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, and Group 1 Pacific Classic, also at Del Mar.
22=	Anthony Van Dyck	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	127
22=	Contrail	Yoshito Yahagi, Japan	127
22=	Gran Alegria (f)	Kazuo Fujisawa, Japan	127
22=	Magical (f)	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	127
22=	Mogul	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	127
22=	Persian King	Andre Fabre,	127
22=	Pinatubo	Charlie Appleby, GB	127
22=	Sottsass	Jean-Claude Rouget,	127
22=	Tiz The Law	Barclay Tagg, USA	127
31	Love (f)	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	126p
32=	Beauty Generation	John Moore, Hong Kong	126
32=	Global Campaign	Stanley Hough, USA	126
32=	In Swoop	Francis-Henri Graffard,	126
32=	Monomoy Girl (f)	Brad Cox, USA	126
32=	Oxted	Roger Teal, GB	126
32=	Saturnalia	Katsuhiko Sumii, Japan	126
32=	Te Akau Shark	Jamie Richards, New Zealand	126
32=	Tom's d'Etat	Albert M Stall, jnr, USA	126
32=	Trueshan	Alan King, GB	126
32=	Vekoma	George Weaver, USA	126
42=	Alpine Star (f)	Jessica Harrington, Ireland	125
42=	Circus Maximus	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland	125
42=	Code of Honour	Claude McGaughey III, USA	129
42=	Complexity	Chad Brown, USA	129
42=	Dream of Dreams	Sir Michael Stoute, GB	125
42=	Enable (f)	John Gosden, GB	125
42=	Glory Vase	Tomohito Ozeki, Japan	125
42=	Honor A. P.	John Shirreffs, USA	125
42=	Indy Champ	Hidetaka Otonashi, Japan	125
42=	Midnight Bisou (f)	Steve Asmussen, USA	125
42=	Mucho Gusto	Bob Baffert, USA	125
42=	Roseman	Roger Varian, GB	125
42=	Space Blues	Charlie Appleby, GB	125
42=	Swiss Skydiver (f)	Ken Meek, USA	125
42=	Tarnawa (f)	Dermot Weld, Ireland	125
42=	The Revenant	Francis-Henri Graffard,	125
42=	Waikuku	John Size, Hong Kong	125