2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings
The 2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings was the 2012 edition of the World Thoroughbred Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in January 2012. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2011. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.
Rankings for 2012
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| Rank | Rating | Horse | Age | Sex | Trained | Pos. | Race | Surface | Dist. | Cat. |
| 1 | 140 | Frankel | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Queen Anne Stakes Juddmonte International | Turf | 1,600 2,080 | M I |
| 2 | 131 | Cirrus des Aigles | 6 | G | FR | 1st | Prix Ganay | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 3 | 130 | Black Caviar | 6 | M | AUS | 1st | Lightning Stakes | Turf | 1,000 | S |
| 3 | 130 | Excelebration | 4 | C | IRE | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 5 | 129 | Wise Dan | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 6 | 127 | Orfevre | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Takarazuka Kinen | Turf | 2,200 | L |
| 7 | 126 | Monterosso | 5 | H | UAE | 1st | Dubai World Cup | Artificial | 2,000 | I |
| 7 | 126 | Nathaniel | 4 | C | GB | 1st 2nd | Eclipse Stakes King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,006 2,400 | I L |
| 7 | 126 | So You Think | 6 | H | IRE | 1st | Tattersalls Gold Cup | Turf | 2,100 | I |
| 10 | 125 | Fort Larned | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Classic | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 10 | 125 | Hay List | 7 | G | AUS | 1st | Newmarket Handicap | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 10 | 125 | I'll Have Another | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Preakness Stakes | Dirt | 1,900 | I |
| 13 | 124 | Ambitious Dragon | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Sha Tin Trophy | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 13 | 124 | Animal Kingdom | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 13 | 124 | Bodemeister | 3 | C | USA | 2nd | Preakness Stakes | Dirt | 1,900 | I |
| 13 | 124 | Camelot | 3 | C | IRE | 1st | Epsom Derby | Turf | 2,409 | L |
| 13 | 124 | Cityscape | 6 | H | GB | 1st | Dubai Duty Free | Turf | 1,800 | M |
| 13 | 124 | Danedream | 4 | F | GER | 1st | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 13 | 124 | Farhh | 4 | C | GB | 2nd | Eclipse Stakes | Turf | 2,006 | I |
| 13 | 124 | Gold Ship | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Arima Kinen | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 13 | 124 | Krypton Factor | 4 | G | UAE | 1st | Dubai Golden Shaheen | Artificial | 1,200 | S |
| 13 | 124 | Mucho Macho Man | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | Breeders' Cup Classic | Dirt | 2,000 | I |
| 13 | 124 | Snow Fairy | 5 | M | GB | 1st | Irish Champion Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 13 | 124 | St Nicholas Abbey | 5 | H | IRE | 1st 3rd | Coronation Cup Juddmonte International | Turf | 2,400 2,080 | L I |
| 25 | 123 | Dullahan | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Pacific Classic Stakes | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 25 | 123 | Game On Dude | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Californian Stakes Hollywood Gold Cup Awesome Again Stakes | Artificial Artificial Dirt | 1,800 2,000 1,800 | M I M |
| 25 | 123 | Little Mike | 5 | G | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Turf | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 25 | 123 | Point of Entry | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 25 | 123 | Rulership | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 25 | 123 | Sea Moon | 4 | C | GB | 1st | Hardwicke Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 31 | 122 | Acclamation | 6 | H | USA | 1st | Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap Eddie Read Handicap | Turf | 2,000 1,800 | I M |
| 31 | 122 | Atlantic Jewel | 4 | F | AUS | 1st | Sapphire Stakes | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 31 | 122 | Caleb's Posse | 4 | C | USA | 2nd | Metropolitan Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 31 | 122 | California Memory | 6 | G | HK | 1st | Hong Kong Cup | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 31 | 122 | Dunaden | 6 | H | FR | 1st | Caulfield Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 31 | 122 | Gentildonna | 3 | F | JPN | 1st | Japan Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 31 | 122 | Meandre | 4 | C | FR | 1st | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 31 | 122 | More Joyous | 6 | M | AUS | 1st | Doncaster Handicap | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 31 | 122 | Obviously | 4 | G | USA | 3rd | Breeders' Cup Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 31 | 122 | Ocean Park | 4 | C | NZ | 1st | Cox Plate | Turf | 12,040 | I |
| 31 | 122 | Pastorius | 3 | C | GER | 1st | Bayerisches Zuchtrennen | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 31 | 122 | Reliable Man | 4 | C | FR | 4th | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 31 | 122 | Rocket Man | 7 | G | SIN | 1st | Kranji Stakes Lion City Cup | Artificial Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 31 | 122 | Sepoy | 4 | C | AUS | 1st | Oakleigh Plate | Turf | 1,100 | S |
| 31 | 122 | Solemia | 4 | F | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 46 | 121 | All Too Hard | 3 | C | AUS | 2nd | Cox Plate | Turf | 2,040 | I |
| 46 | 121 | Capponi | 5 | H | UAE | 2nd | Dubai World Cup | Artificial | 2,000 | I |
| 46 | 121 | Dark Shadow | 5 | H | JPN | 4th | Japan Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 46 | 121 | Eishin Flash | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Tenno Sho | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 46 | 121 | Foxwedge | 4 | C | AUS | 1st | William Reid Stakes | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 46 | 121 | Groupie Doll | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Dirt | 1,400 | S |
| 46 | 121 | Mental | 4 | G | AUS | 1st | Patinack Farm Classic | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 46 | 121 | Moonlight Cloud | 4 | F | FR | 1st | Prix Maurice de Gheest Prix du Moulin | Turf | 1,300 1,600 | S M |
| 46 | 121 | Paynter | 3 | C | USA | 1st | Haskell Invitational | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 46 | 121 | Royal Delta | 4 | F | USA | 1st | Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 46 | 121 | Shackleford | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Metropolitan Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 57 | 120 | African Story | 5 | C | UAE | 1st | Godolphin Mile | Artificial | 1,600 | M |
| 57 | 120 | Amazombie | 6 | G | USA | 1st | Bing Crosby Stakes | Artificial | 1,200 | S |
| 57 | 120 | Americain | 7 | H | FR | 4th | Caulfield Cup | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 57 | 120 | Encke | 3 | C | GB | 1st | St Leger Stakes | Turf | 2,920 | E |
| 57 | 120 | Fenomeno | 3 | C | JPN | 1st | Tenno Sho | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 57 | 120 | Glorious Days | 5 | G | HK | 1st | Jockey Club Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |
| 57 | 120 | Lord Kanaloa | 4 | C | JPN | 1st | Hong Kong Sprint | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 57 | 120 | Mufhasa | 8 | G | NZ | 1st | Cathay Pacific Futurity | Turf | 1,400 | M |
| 57 | 120 | No Risk At All | 5 | H | FR | 1st | La Coupe | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 57 | 120 | Planteur | 5 | H | GB | 3rd | Dubai World Cup | Artificial | 2,000 | I |
| 57 | 120 | Ridasiyna | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Prix de l'Opera | Turf | 2,000 | I |
| 57 | 120 | Ron the Greek | 5 | H | USA | 1st | Stephen Foster Handicap | Dirt | 1,800 | M |
| 57 | 120 | Stay Thirsty | 4 | C | USA | 1st | Cigar Mile Handicap | Dirt | 1,600 | M |
| 57 | 120 | To The Glory | 5 | H | JPN | 1st | Nikkei Shinshun Hai | Turf | 2,400 | L |
| 57 | 120 | Valyra | 3 | F | FR | 1st | Prix de Diane | Turf | 2,100 | I |
| 57 | 120 | What a Winter | 5 | H | SAF | 1st | Mercury Sprint | Turf | 1,200 | S |
| 57 | 120 | Xtension | 5 | H | HK | 1st | Champions Mile | Turf | 1,600 | M |