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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
I disagree with about half of those.
Seriously, what was so great about either Curlins preakness or RA for that matter? What was so special about the BC Classic last year, as a horse race effort that is.
Rags Belmont, cmon that was such an average race.
I think you are confusing what a great effort is and what is a historic event in the sport. The two are mutually exclusive.
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Very good point! I could agree with you that there is a line between a great performance and a historic event. But I feel the ones you are taking issue with are Incredible Performances that happen to be "historic".
For example, RA's win in the preakness was historical ,but it was also one of the best performances of the decade. RA won the Preakness from
gate 13! A Post Postion that would seem a death sentence to a lesser horse. But she over came that - the first horse in history to do so mind you. But I only use history to prove my point - RA had a lot stacked against her! Forget the quality of the field, this race was not a walk in the park. It took RA's best effort to win and she sure as heck gave it. RA ran the Preakness going virtually wire to wire! She was a filly taking on the boys. She held off a late charge from a fast closing Mine That Bird and won the race in an awesome time! Certainly one of the best performances of the decade! Historical or not. What more could you ask for from a horse.
Curlin's Preakness certainly belongs on a list of the top performances of the last decade. Curlin ran a thrilling stretch duel with Street Sense in a time equal to the track record. (Curlins time was equal to Secretariat's un-official track record time which no horse has ever beaten mind you). Equaling Secretariat's time, along with running an incredible stretch duel - what more could you want to qualify a performance as great! This was certainly a highlight performance of the last decade.
Rags to Riches performance in the 2007 Belmont Stakes was incredible and surely belongs on a list entitled "best of the decade". Rags had to battle back and give her all to defeat a very game and determined Curlin. Not to mention the fact that she was taking on the boys and that she stumbled at the start! A lesser horse would not have won. What a performance! Historical or not.