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Originally Posted by Kasept
Of those that I've seen first hand, Go for Wand is my favorite filly. The summer and fall of 1990 summary of her performances is nice. I saw every one of them in person. But they aren't germane to the conversation that was had on the air yesterday. The comparison made was that of the fillies TO THIS POINT IN THEIR CAREERS. And Wand's and Rachel Alexandra's are very comparable to this point in time (Spring of their sophomore seasons).
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It's an interesting conversation. There are two ways to look at things. For example, one could say that thru three career races, Secretariat only had a maiden win and an allowance win. Thru three career races, Majestic Warrior was a grade one winner, Tale of Ekati was a grade two winner, War Pass and Wicked Style were both undefeated grade one winners. I think you get the point. I think so many things factor into what a horse is able to accomplish but that doesn't always have a direct correlation to ability. Personal Ensign beat the boys once because she only got one chance. Azeri and Zenyatta may have been able to beat them a few times too but they didn't have the chances so does that automatically mean that Personal Ensign accomplished more? As far as accomplishments and record, Rachel and GfW are comparable. Was the discussion in regards to accomplishments or talent?
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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