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smartbid09

06-12-2010 02:55 PM

Affirmed or Spectacular Bid: Who was the better Horse?

Affirmed, he beat Spectacular Bid in the 1979 JCGC but was Affirmed the better horse?

Blood Horse doesn't think so. I wasn't alive back than and am curious to hear if you agree with Bloodhorse and why or why not?

Danzig

06-12-2010 02:59 PM

i'd have to go with spectacular bid. a top four year old will beat a top three year old. the loss to affirmed was the last that the bid would ever suffer. he went undefeated at four, winning a rare walkover, and setting a still-standing world record for 10f. he was an amazing horse. and saying he's better (imo of course) takes nothing away from affirmed, who was one of the best ever.

knickslions2

06-12-2010 03:25 PM

Zenyatta:)

2Hot4TV

06-12-2010 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by knickslions2 (Post 657024)

Zenyatta:)

Chiva's

keithting

06-14-2010 05:38 AM

Affirmed's career was better managed, but SB was the more talented racehorse.

FATPIANO

06-14-2010 09:07 AM

Heck, The Bid was the greatest ever, even better than Secretariat, He was a Steel Grey running machine. Affirmed was great and so was Secretariat, but The Bid was The Greatest

randallscott35

06-14-2010 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by FATPIANO (Post 657646)

Heck, The Bid was the greatest ever, even better than Secretariat, He was a Steel Grey running machine. Affirmed was great and so was Secretariat, but The Bid was The Greatest

:tro::tro:

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