What Could Have Been?

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by the little guy

Thirty Six Red was pretty good...with or without the S.

I'm one of those people who gives another 25% over what is required

Rhythm is the answer to what trivia question?

I'd say "worst BC juvenile winner of all time" but there's like 5 or 6 horses fighting for that title.

Last 2yo champ to win the Travers?

[kyle r]

Originally Posted by the little guy

He was also trained by Dominick Imperio.

He did enter him? It was a big field. That was Rhythm’s year. Imperio…had the first name. When did he eventually run back?

[KirisClown]

Incurable Optimist

Mossflower (injured, never the same after)

Lakeway (illness, never the same after)

Danseuse

Flanders

Unbridleds Song - with different ownership and perhaps more patience with his hooves he might have had a special career beyond his BC and FL Derby wins. Looking back it's absolutely amazing how many good horses there were in that 1996 3yr old crop.

[kyle r]

Who was favored in The 90’ Travers?

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

Mossflower (injured, never the same after)

I was thinking of this one, but was too lazy to look her up; just remember her eventually getting beat a few times.

Another one to consider is Twining. Romped in his first several starts including the Withers and Peter Pan before getting thumped by Holy Bull and never running again.

Out of the great broodmare Courtly Dee.

Meanwhile, in a reverse concept, here's some horses who might have made the list had their careers been derailed after their first few starts.

Shared Interest
Jolie's Halo
Grand Hombre
Private Terms

Unfortunately, they kept running and were eventually exposed which is what I would suspect of many of the horses we've been talking about in this thread.

[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by kyle r

Who was favored in The 90’ Travers?

Go and Go

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by kyle r

Who was favored in The 90’ Travers?

Go and Go?

[kyle r]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

Go and Go

That is my recollection. Kind of amazing. I want to say Rhythm was 9-2 or thereabouts.

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by kyle r

That is my recollection. Kind of amazing. I want to say Rhythm was 9-2 or thereabouts.

Go and Go 8-5 favorite.

Rhythm paid $15 to win.

[kyle r]

Originally Posted by Spalding No!

Go and Go 8-5 favorite.

Rhythm paid $15 to win.

Wow…8-5. And it was a full or near full field.

[kyle r]

I think I bet Restless Con.

[KirisClown]

Originally Posted by Spalding No!

Another one to consider is Twining. Romped in his first several starts including the Withers and Peter Pan before getting thumped by Holy Bull and never running again.

I was at Belmont when Holy Bull beat him in the Dwyer. Very talented horse no doubt. Schulhofer was loaded back in those days.

Earlier in that card the immortal Party Manners made his second start. No one remembers him, but prior to his injury he unbeaten and showing enormous talent for McGaughey/Phipps. He could have been any kind.


The biggest "what could have been" question for me will always be... What if Holy Bull hadnt broken down in the Donn? What an amazing year 1995 could have been.

[the little guy]

Originally Posted by Spalding No!

I'm one of those people who gives another 25% over what is required


I'd say "worst BC juvenile winner of all time" but there's like 5 or 6 horses fighting for that title.

Last 2yo champ to win the Travers?

Favorite in the 1990 BC Classic....amazingly enough.

[Inner Dirt]

I have looked up some of the mentioned horses that I remember, my how time flies. Landaluce was 40 years ago.

[SG4]

Originally Posted by KirisClown

Incurable Optimist

Mossflower (injured, never the same after)

Lakeway (illness, never the same after)

Danseuse

Flanders

Unbridleds Song - with different ownership and perhaps more patience with his hooves he might have had a special career beyond his BC and FL Derby wins. Looking back it's absolutely amazing how many good horses there were in that 1996 3yr old crop.

This is like my dream team of mid 90's horses who I loved, nice list.