top 10 of 2006
 

there seems to be bad news all round regarding horse racing at the moment. So I thought I'd remember all the good horses that have run this year. Well here's IMO the top 10 horses that have raced this year in alphabetical order.

Barbaro
Bernardini
Deep Impact
Discreet Cat*
George Washington
Invasor*
Ouija Board
Pride
Rail Link*
Teofilo*

the asteriks means??

Remaining in training perhaps?

Showing Up
Pleasant Tap has been a nice surprise
Go Deputy had a super year although overused at the end

was getting carried away with myself for some reason. the dream lives on with those who have an *..

Considering he finished off the board in two consecutive claiming races in 2005, Miesque's Approval's 2006 record earns him a spot- albeit at the bottom- on that list, IMO.

Barbaro
Bernardini
Deep Impact
Dreaming of Anna
Invasor
Lava Man
Ouija Board
Premium Tap
Rail Link
Showing Up

Dreaming of Anna #4....

No Discreet Cat?

That would be awfully tough to explain....


My top five would feature Discreet Cat #1. Bernardini, Invasor, Barbaro, and Deep Impact would round it out.

Oh, alphabetical order....my reading comprehension skills suck sometimes.

Invasor
Bernardini
Barbaro
Ouija Board
Deep Impact
Electrocutionist
Discreet Cat
George Washington
Rail Link
Alumnensher

1. Invasor
2. Barbaro
3. Ouija Board
4. George Washington
5. Discreet Cat
6. Cacique
7. Bernardini
8. Fleet Indian
9. Street Sense
10. Premium Tap

1. Ouija Board/Pride
2. Takeover Target
3. Barbaro
4. Invasor
5. Rail Link
6. Deep Impact
7. Discreet Cat
8. Fleet Indian
9. George Washington
10. Absolute Champion/Lava Man

I can't believe that Showing Up and Lava Man were not on the original list. And like someone else said, Premium Tap should be on the list as well. He's turned into a fun horse to watch.

Suzanne
RIP Pine Island

in no particular order....

ouija board
barbaro
bernardini
discreet cat
pine island
lava man
invasor
fleet indian
gorella
the tin man

On North American Performance only:

Invasor
Bernardini
Premium Tap
Discreet Cat
Lava Man
Barbaro
Dreaming of Anna
Thor's Echo
The Tin Man
Gorella

My top 10 in Alpha order
 

Here's my top 10 in Alphabetical order:

Barbaro
Bernardini
Discreet Cat
English Channel
George Washington
Henny Hughes
Invasor
Ouijia Board
Pine Island
Showing Up

Rail Link
Discreet Cat
Deep Impact
Barbaro
Invasor
Hurricane Run
Bernardini
Electrocutionist
Pride
Oonagh Maccool



Repent

How easly we forget Wait Awhile

she was on my list, but then i erased for the tin man.

Gorella should be included in the list despite her disappointment in the Breeders' Cup. And she is definately No. 1 on the list of most exciting horses of the year. That lady keeps me in suspense!

mine no order
oujia board
bern
invasor
pine island
david jr
alexander gold run
THE TIN MAN
colliar hill
tiz
henny......

dividend yield....off of todays massive win in the ny mdn clming 20 event under a hand ride..by 26 lenths

and i find it hard to believe that with all her fans, i was the first to put here on a list.

Just goes to show, out of sight, out of mind. She was a brilliant girl on her day, huh?

Its been a super year for fillies and mares around the world - another one Miss Finand had a fantastic year down under, I just think Pride and Ouija were two very special girls..

Ill have to rank my top 10, but will wait til after Deep Impact runs on Christmas Eve.

everyone seems to have forgetten alexandrova! angara was impressive under jara when she caught the field under the wire.

and one last compliment, to arravale!! top female turfer and HOTY in canada.

alex was top class over 12.. wish she could have faced some tougher opposition though. she got beaten clearly by Mandesha (top class herself) over shorter.... we may have to do a top 10 filly mare list.. plenty of worthy girls..

Is that meant as a compliment?

well, someone had to win, may as well have been her! yeah, i know, it's not the eclipse, but it's an award all the same.

Hooves,
Wanma know the sad part? If Dividend Yield was bred by a top sire out a blue hen mare, guys would be posting tonight that this "monster" finally has come around and will be a force to reckon with!!! Guranteed!

I was just going to bring up Mandesha. Good filly.

haha I probably would be touting then... but im not now. :p

I can't get a handle on her. Two of her competitors we saw here ran in the Turf Classic and got drowned by English Channel while finishing in a photo with Interpatation. Plus, while she didn't get a terrific trip, Satwa Queen hardly complimented her Prix De L'Opera in the BC.

I don't want to get too carried away making those comparisons but I think Mandesha may have earned a reputation that she doesn't deserve.

Possibly... how come I think she was retired? Or am I confusing her with another euro filly?

She may well be. I think she was shipped to the Far East and then not entered when they didn't like how she was doing.

If she's owned by the Aga Khan, which I think she is, there's an excellent chance she was retired.

Owned and bred by his daughter, Princess Zahra.

Mandesha's being trained with the Arc as her big goal next year..However, she could have quite a successful year snapping up alot of the filly mare G1s..

I was just thinking "Zahra" might be a good name for a filly.

I googled it because i had no idea what it meant... this is what came up:
www.zahra.co.uk/ :p

:eek: "hand sugaring"... im DEF naming a filly this!!! Time to go reserve it!

I'm almost confused by the product as the phrase. What exactly are they selling?? :confused: