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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
These criteria might keep out many of the great weight-carrying champions of the past, who lost races because they were conceding 20 or more lbs to the lightweights. Stymie, for instance, had a career record of 131/35-33-28.
Triple Crown winner Assault wouldn't make it, either, despite stellar years at 3 and 4 (42/18-6-7 lifetime). He was retired to stud at 5, proved sterile, and was not the same horse when he raced at 6, although he did win the Brooklyn (was a real G1 type race in those days).
Exterminator, from even farther in the past, won only 50 of 100 because as a gelding he was kept running long after his prime. (No Bute to deal with his arthritic joints in those days.)
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What would be your criteria then? That's the point here.
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