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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar
defintely a good horse but you cant label a horse great, when he really never faced the best that year.
Beating up on Volponi, Perfect Drift, Evening Attire, Quest, Hold That Tiger, Puzzlement..lol...lol, hell I even think he ran in a race with Dollar Bill in it and a great sprinter in Aldebaran hardly makes him great.
No Congaree, no Plesantly Perfect, Medaglia
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Thats kinda like saying Larry Holmes wasn't great because during his reign there wasn't anyone around worth a damn to fight. You could tell from watching the guy that he coulda beat greats, they just werent around in his time.
I'm a sheet guy, and Mineshaft's sheet numbers match up with anyone in history. He was truly great.
I hear the same **** about Cigar from time to time as well, but I just dont buy it. You can see greatness in a horse even if its beating noone, so long as its beating noone the right way.