ir ates , ▁are ▁actually ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁equ ator . ▁ ▁The ▁ratings ▁represent ▁a ▁weight ▁value ▁in ▁pounds , ▁with ▁higher ▁values ▁given ▁to ▁horses ▁which ▁showed ▁greater ▁ability . ▁It ▁is ▁jud ged ▁that ▁these ▁weights ▁would ▁equal ize ▁the ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁the ▁horses ▁if ▁carried ▁in ▁a ▁theoretical ▁hand ic ap ▁race . ▁The ▁list ▁includes ▁all ▁horses ▁r ated ▁ 1 1 5 ▁or ▁above , ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁shows ▁the ▁surface ▁and ▁the ▁distances ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁rating ▁was ▁achieved . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁rating ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season ▁was ▁ 1 2 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁both ▁Ros es ▁in ▁May ▁in ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁Sil ent ▁Wit ness ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁S print . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 2 3 ▁horses ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁list . ▁ ▁Full ▁rank ings ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁ ▁Country ▁fo aled ▁– ▁Hor se ▁names ▁are ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁suffix ▁indicating ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁fo aled . ▁ ▁Age ▁– ▁The ▁ages ▁shown ▁for ▁horses ▁fo aled ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁are ▁as ▁of ▁their ▁universal ▁date ▁of ▁increase , ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁ages ▁of ▁those ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere ▁are ▁taken ▁from ▁their ▁equivalent ▁date , ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Sex ▁– ▁The ▁following