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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
In Swain's 1997 King George win -- the 2nd place finisher was the mighty Pilsudski. A horse who won 6 Group 1's including the Breeders Cup Turf, Japan Cup, Four Euro Group 1's, and two second place finishes in the Arc. The 3rd place finisher Helissio won 5 Group 1's including the Arc. 4th place finisher Singspiel won the Japan Cup, Dubai World Cup, he also won a couple of Group 1's in Europe and he won an Eclipse award as the North American champion turf horse of 1996.
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Here's a better idea of how tough this race was ...
In his last five starts, Singspiel had just won Grade 1 Canadian International by 2 lengths. Finished 2nd as the even money favorite in the Breeders Cup Turf. Won the Japan Cup at 6/1. Won the $4 million Dubai World Cup on the dirt. And Won the Group 1 Coronation Cup by 5 lengths at Epsom.
Off those five races -- he went off at odds of 4-to-1 in the 1997 King George!!! Think that was a tough field?