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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
IMO, greatness is never defined by a single race. Good horses can run “great looking” races if they catch the right surface for them, find the right field, or get the right race development and trip. Sometimes these things are too subtle to measure. Great horses win when the conditions (both the obvious and subtle) are against them and it requires the deepest of reserves and determination to get the job done against other very good horses.
The figures may look the same, but there are huge differences in the horses.
You see greatness. When you find yourself saying “I can’t believe this horse won against that pace, against that bias, with that start, despite that repeated trouble etc… over and over and the wins keep piling up against Grade 1 competition, imo that’s when you know you are watching a great horse. It’s that extra bit of reserve energy and determination to overcome and still put up the number that separates them.
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His 5M in earnings is great
His Belmont was impressive and promising.
I really wanted his Pennsylvania Derby to be a defining moment, and the speed figures were big numbers.
Didn't use him at all in the Classic, but I could have been wrong and lucky.
Dubai was a good placing and earning, but didn't do any big running.
