I thought the way Medaglia d'Oro tried to hang on in the 2004 BC Classic after dueling with Congaree was pretty nice. Also liked the way Winning Colors held for third in her Preakness after putting away Forty Niner. When you consider that Forty Niner came back to win the Haskell and Travers and was a 2yo champion, you realize the quality of horse he was and for Winning Colors to run his ass into the ground and still not spit the bit was a testament to her quality.
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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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