[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You act as though real racing fans are disappointed year after year that there is no TC winner....let alone an undefeated one. Real racing fans know what a truly special horse is and are excited by seeing it race. Sorry, but real racing fans are disheartened by horses that are retired before having the opportunity to show how good they may actually be.

When Big Brown takes on Curlin in the Fall and even runs a close second I will applaud him. Until then, barring a sensational performance, I will pass on accepting his accomplishments as remarkable. He is nothing more than a very nice horse beating up on mediocrities. Nothing wrong with that and I wish there were more of his kind around. However, pardon me if I don't get goose bumps when he romps over 7 overmatched, and at best moderately talented, rivals.

That's close to how I feel. I'd rather have last year than this year, several good horses giving us several exciting races instead of one really good horse giving us three blowouts. I wish they would continue on but I've gotten so accustomed to not seeing it that I don't expect it anymore so I'm no longer disheartened. I'm not even holding my breath on a Big Brown vs. Curlin matchup because I feel like the odds are much more in favor against it happening. I feel like Big Brown is a very good horse, possibly even a great one. As you say, even a close second to Curlin would be ok with me although I have a feeling that many people would give him the same unfair treatment that they gave Bernardini for losing to Invasor, as if there was some shame in that. Didn't 3yo Affirmed lose to 4yo Seattle Slew and 3yo Spectacular Bid lost to 4yo Affirmed.