Best Comeback by a horse in 2006
 

my vote goes to the lovely filly Round Pond for winning the BC Distaff after a less than stellar campaign filled with so much promise and anticipation. Well deserved for Prado and Matz after what they went through with Barbaro

Maybe not with Stewie and Servis, but Round Pound I love ya girl. Glad you showed you still got it

Half ours!

for a racing comeback, you'd be hard pressed to find a better story than round pond.

there's also lava man, who was almost retired last year. yeah, he didn't win the bcc, but only one horse CAN win it. won everything else this year.

Lava Man for me as well!

Badge of Silver for me. Who would have thought that horse would come back at all. Not to mention a third in the Breeders Cup Mile and a 2nd in the Cigar. Not too bad all.

great pick!

Thanks. I still will never forget my reaction when I read Frankel was entering BOS in The Mile. I thought it was a joke. I still thought he would be scratched. I still didnt totally believe it until the race started and I saw him come out of the gate.

How about Barbaro? He was given about a 10% chance to survive then he had the complications.

2nd in the Cigar is BS, but I agree with you regarding the BC Mile.

I completely discredit 2nd place finishes in 5 horse fields, regardless of who you run 2nd to

Yeah good point on the Cigar.

I disagree and grudgingly have to admit that running a horse off a layoff that long in the BC mile first time back and getting third, and then running a winning race in the Cigar to a horse who has been annointed as the next coming 4 weeks later is one hell of a comeback.

I dont care. This is opinion based. Give us your opinion and stop ridiculing others opinion.

Barbaro has my vote (not that i have a "vote"). I know it wasnt a comeback on the track but he deserves the award simply for his sheer will to LIVE.

How about Miesque's Approval? He was a stakes-winner early in his career, a $50,000 claimer late in 2005, and BC Mile winner in 2006.

Ok in my opinion your opinions are consistently without merit?
Happy now?
I gave my opinion the first time and stated why it was my opinion.

Furthermore Euro, if you had better reading comprehension skills, you would see that my opinion was completely agreeing with yours!!!!!!
Badge had the best comeback to me.
Round Pond was running awesome races in the spring and her comeback was great.
But Frankel's job with Badge and his performances off an injury layoff that long were just great.

Brass Hat started his comeback in 2005 but to get second in the World Cup is incredible and deserves my vote for comeback horse. If he returns and keeps winning he'll go down as one of the toughest horses ever.

OMG!!!! Pillow, your avatar!!! LOL

No you dolt, your opinion on the comeback horse. Talking to you is like talking to my 8 year old.

If my opinion is without merit then why do you agree with me. Man, you are like a woman--constantly talking in circles.

Sorry for calling you a dolt, you did give us your opinion. I do apologize.

Nice avatar Pillow--that is freaking funny.

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Giacomo

You are just not that bright. My Disgaree was at Scav, for his Cigar asessment.
And the fact that I completely agree with you on Badge is so disturbing to me that I am currently playing devlis advocate on my position and reasessing my view.

don't bother... you were both right the first time...Frankel did a masterful job of having that horse ready for the BC off that kind of lay-off.

But PP brings up a good one with Brass Hat...if he comes back again, that will really be something.

Yeah he did do a masterful job, and that 2nd in the Cigar has to be respected by anyone who wants to shout about Discreet Cat. You simply can't have it both ways. Either Cat is great and that runner up finish was a good race, or Cats not that good. I think Cat is good and so was the 2nd place finish.

Good call on that one... the Salvatore Mile was awe inspiring....

who cares BOS didnt win anyway, overrated horse. Come talk to me when BOS wins an actual race

Now that is some funny stuff right there.

I am not too bright, now I am sure my wife will agree with you on that one.

Yeah, who cares. Any nag can ran in the money in the BC Mile.:confused:

I was more into his breath taking protracted mid pack duel with Invasor in the Whitney.

My vote for "Best Comeback" would have to be Lawyer Ron! Having raced ten times last year and winning only two races (which happened to be on 12-9-05 & 12-31-05) and being offered up in a maiden tag race at turway speaks for itself. Yes he is not a "super horse" but he deserves much attention as my comeback horse of the year!!

The best 'come back' on the race track I saw this year was by Spooky Mulder! Check out his win at Aqueduct on 11/19/06

:)

Miesque's Approval for me.

Couldnt agree more..Watch it twice a week..But as far as COMEBAck Horse of the Year..Thor's Echo

I hate to point out the obvious,
but the best comeback of 2006 was Go Deputy.

this is a 6YO who I dont remember doing anything in 2005.
yet he won a Grade 1 this year and ran 2nd in 3 others.

had a really impressive campaign and was just a notch below the best turf runners in this country(EC and Cacique) throughout the course of the year.



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oh,
and Boboman should be 2nd on the list.
finally seems to have figured it out.
just keep him in one piece.



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What did Thor's Echo "comeback" from? Mediocrity?

I see the point you are making though...

The horse hadn't won in over 16 months coming into the Breeders Cup, he was defeated soundly in 3 ungraded stakes this year, of his three lifetime wins coming into the BC---two came against Cal Bred company, the other was at Sunland Park....and with a pair of November Grade 1 wins...he's a lead-pipe cinch for champion sprinter honors.

What's funny, is that he only ran in the Ancient Title because an allowance race didn't fill. Had that allowance race filled, no matter how impressive the victory...it is VERY unlikely he would have even started in the BC Sprint.

Shows you how great our sprinters were this year....that Thor's Echo is a DESERVING eclipse award winner in that division.

Speaking of points, how did tonights lobotomization go?