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Originally Posted by RollerDoc
Who said Big Brown compares to Dr. Fager? Not me. And while me not knowing Dr. Fager explains a lot, there is no way a flunkie like me will agree that Big Brown is an "ordinary" horse. And as much as you don't want to associate Big Brown with any history, unfortunately you can't.
Here's a few....Winning Kentucky Derby with fewest starts in the modern era. Winning from Post 20 vs. 19 others since early 1900s. Faced the most opponents in the the triple crown races. As a sidenote, he won FL from the outside.........All this is not ordinary. Plus he has done all of this with very unpopular connections.
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i was at ap the other day, they had an allowance race on the card with horses who ran similar beyers to what big brown ran on sunday. are they great?
if anyone is still speaking of big brown 20, 30, 50 or a 100 years from now, i'll stand corrected. too much to ask?
kincsem ran a few centuries ago. man o war ran when world war one was happening, and colin ran vs man o wars father. yet those horses are still mentioned today. 50 years after man o war retired, 30-some years after he died, a horse ran at two who was compared to man o war, the question was asked if he was big red come back to life-30 years later that debate still rages as to who was better, secretariat or man o war. That is the definition of greatness.
as for the florida derby, i've said (more than once) that i thought big brown ran well there, in kentucky as well. that's why i said i didn't think he ran that well on sunday, it doesn't compare to how he ran in april/may. but those efforts don't make him great.