Gladiatorus, the dominant winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free, sponsored by Dubai Duty Free was just announced as the world’s top rated horse, according to The World Thoroughbred Rankings.

His terrific performance at Nad Al Sheba in March ensured his top-billing on the prestigious list with a rating of 127.

Well Armed, Emirates Airlines-sponsored Dubai World Cup’s 14th winner bookmarked his place in the top three. The six-year-old son of Tiznow shared second place with 2008 Group One Hong Kong Mile winner Good Ba Ba.

At 121 South African champion, Pocket Power (pictured), is ranked 7th best in the world with J J The Jet Plane ranked in behind that.

Other prominent entries on the list reads like the ‘who’s who’ in Dubai’s racing - second and third in the Dubai Duty Free Presvis, ranked 120 (who followed up his big effort on Dubai World Cup night with an impressive win at Sha Tin – the Group One Audemars Piguet QE II Cup) and Godolphin’s Alexandros, narrowly defeated in the recent Group One Juddmonte Lockinge.

Gloria De Campeao, second behind Well Armed in March went on to claim his first Group One win with the Singapore Airlines International Cup, taking his rating to 120, along with Dubai International Carnival graduate J J The Jet Plane.

Following close behind with a rating of 119 is Dubai’s smash hit Big City Man, the winner of the 2009 Dubai Golden Shaheen, sponsored by Gulf News, as well as Albertus Maximus, Kip Deville and Japan’s classy mare Vodka, another Group One winner to emerge from the Dubai World Cup meeting, demolishing her rivals in last week's Victoria Mile in Tokyo.

Dubai Racing Club’s International Manager Martin Talty said: “Both the Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup have gone from strength to strength over the last few years.

“We are consistently attracting some of the world’s top performers and this year’s World Thoroughbred Ratings list once again confirms our international appeal.”

WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS

Top 13 Horses - 1st November 2008 to 17th May 2009

1 GLADIATORUS (USA) 127 UAE

2 GOOD BA BA (USA) 124 HK

2 WELL ARMED (USA) 124 USA

4 EAGLE MOUNTAIN (GB) 122 UAE

4 SACRED KINGDOM (AUS) 122 HK

4 SCREEN HERO (JPN) 122 JPN

7 DEEP SKY (JPN) 121 JPN

7 MINE THAT BIRD (USA) 121 USA

7 PACO BOY (IRE) 121 GB

7 POCKET POWER (SAF) 121 SAF

7 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (USA) 121 USA

7 ROCKET MAN (AUS) 121 SIN

7 SEA THE STARS (IRE) 121 IRE