One thing that should be considered when judging the European runners is that the BC Turf is often not their goal but often an afterthought. For a lot of them, the Arc is their main goal and then they come over here for one more race after they've been primed for their best effort. For most American runners, the BC is their goal race and the one they are trained to be at their best for. I think that makes a big difference.
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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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