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07-29-2014, 02:18 AM
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Perfect Drift had a bad case of herd mentality, no way he could ever lead a pack unless it fell apart in front of him.
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07-29-2014, 02:29 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Tiznow....
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I still have no idea how he won this one.
He was done, finished, zip, over. And...
Top 5 horse races of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0QqdYJeCts
Last edited by Lemon Drop Husker; 07-29-2014 at 02:30 AM.
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07-29-2014, 03:12 AM
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Location: Folsom, CA
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I know he didn't race two full years, but I liked Barbaro.
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07-29-2014, 03:31 AM
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I know he didn't race two full years, but I liked Barbaro.
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I liked Barbaro, and its scary because he was probably a better turf horse.....
If the tragic breakdown didn't happen, I think Bernardini would have run away from him in the Preakness.
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07-29-2014, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: The Villages
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I'll have to think about this more but along with the ones that have been mentioned, I'll have to include Fabulous Strike and Better Talk Now.
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07-29-2014, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Lost in the Fog ...
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07-29-2014, 10:50 AM
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No mention of
Ill Have Another..
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07-29-2014, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Michigan
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I would have to say Paddy O'Prado. I loved his grass performances.
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07-29-2014, 11:25 AM
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Their order might be contested, but I’d brook no argument as to the triumvirate that occupy the three top spots. Winning other races is nice, but in this country the only the KY Derby and the BC Classic mark champions.
Tiznow won the Classic twice; Zenyatta won it once and lost a 2nd time by a diminishing head. Curlin did only win the Classic once, but he gets a pass for his 4yo season since the Classic wasn’t held in 2008 (unless you count the bastard polyvinyl version, and I don’t). And in that Classic-less year, he won Dubai World Cup (on dirt) and the JCGC among others. Throw in his 3rd in the Derby and his being the all-time earnings leader, and there’s no doubt he should join the other two atop the list.
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07-29-2014, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Owatonna, MN
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Wise Dan: No Respect.
Doesn't this guy have to be on everyone's Top 10 list?
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07-29-2014, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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1. Curlin
2. Ghostzapper
3. Zenyatta
4. Big Brown
5. California Chrome - yeah i said it, let the shit storm begin
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07-29-2014, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 955
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Tiznow
Rock Hard Ten
Lava Man
Zenyatta
Point Given
Beholder
Funny Cide
Animal Kingdom
Curlin
Wise Dan
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07-29-2014, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South Jersey
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Invasor would top my list too but he was bred in Argentina.
In no particular order:
Ghostzapper
Blame
Pleasantly Perfect
Tiznow
Smarty Jones
Port of Entry
Curlin
Afleet Alex
Rachel Alexandra
Midnight Lute
Wise Dan & Zenyatta don't make the list due to scheduling problems.
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One flew east, one flew west,
One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
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07-29-2014, 02:37 PM
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Chrome? Not no, but not yet.
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07-29-2014, 02:47 PM
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Zenyatta, and it's not close. Best American racehorse of either gender since Skip Away or maybe even Cigar, best female in history, in the top 20 in American history.
As for as a ten best, I'm not sure I can go in any particular order here, but:
Zenyatta
Ghostzapper- wish we got to see him run more. He was fast and classy.
Curlin- his best races were off the charts.
Tiznow- only 2-time BC Classic winner plus a bunch of big races in California.
Rachel Alexandra- her Preakness and Kentucky Oaks wins were dominant.
Wise Dan- not sure he should have been a 2-time HOTY, but he was very good on dirt and turf
Game On Dude- rarely wins the big one, but on his best day he's a beast (and he was unlucky to lose to Drosselmeyer)
Mineshaft- he was the best horse in America when he was sound
Lava Man- possibly the result of doping, couldn't duplicate his form outside Calfiornia
Blame- best older male in America and only horse to defeat Zenyatta
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