World-Leading Trainers
30% of the turf horses rated above 120 in the world in 2020 were trained in Britain, highlighting the quality of racing and trainers on offer.
Number of British-trained turf horses rated ≥120
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Country | Average no. of turf horses rated ≥120 (Since 2015) |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | 11 |
 Ireland | 6 |
 France | 4 |
 Australia | 7 |
 Hong Kong | 4 |
 Japan | 7 |
 USA | 2 |
A deeper look at the World’s Best Racehorse rankings demonstrates that the British training ranks boast a strength and a depth in terms of the number of world-class trainers that is matched only by their Australian counterparts, and far exceeds that achieved by neighbouring European countries.
Country trained in | Average no. turf horses rated ≥ 115 (2015-2020) |
|---|---|
Great Britain | 46 horses with 24 trainers |
Australia | 46 horses with 24 trainers |
Japan | 34 horses with 20 trainers |
Hong Kong | 22 horses with 8 trainers |
Ireland | 21 horses with 8 trainers |
USA | 20 horses with 13 trainers |
France | 19 horses with 9 trainers |
In both 2019 and 2020
British-trained horses dominated the Turf distance categories with a leading performer in four of the five categories, including Champion horse Ghiayyath in 2020 and co-champion horses Enable and Crystal Ocean in 2019.