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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
I'm going to have to go look at some old forms, but I don't remember Lit De Justice running a whole lot. He was brilliant when right though. I can only speak for myself, but what i found so impressive about Honour and Glory was he danced every dance. Despite showing he wanted no part of 2 turns, he won the San Rafael (I think) and then was mistakenly put in the SA Derby and KY. A few weeks after that he ran an incredible race in the Met Mile. And from that point on ran his eyeballs out the rest of the year. He wasn't the best sprinter around, but he was damn good.
And I agree about Da Hoss. I was actually surprised to see how many votes he got. I thought the field he beat in '06 was a lot better thn the '08 field. But, it's kind of hard to take away what he did in '08. He was no world beater, but another damn good horse.
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I think people are realizing that Honour and Glory was a much better racehorse, in hindsight, than he generally was recognized to be back when he raced. It's a shame he was trained by who he was.
Here is Lit De Justice in the El Conejo. Not his most impressive race, but worth seeing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0q0qp_hKjg