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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 | ||
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