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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
He was on his A game, he finally met some competition and lost to a very good horse. Do we really have to continue this ridiculousness because a few people saw greatness where it didn't actually exist and are too stubborn to admit they were wrong?
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Look, he was not on his A game. It is not worth debating with me because you won't convince because I KNOW that he wasn't on his A game. I'm not too stubborn to admit when I am wrong.
I was wrong in thinking that he could win the BCC off of his B game. He was almost good enough to do it, but almost good enough doesn't count.
In my mind, he was talented enough to be a great horse if he would have kept racing. Everyone's definitions of greatness are different. He was on the verge of it.
I consider Ghostzapper to be a great horse. I consider Dubai Millenium and Tiznow to be great horses. I consider Deep Impact to be a great horse. Bernardini was certainly almost there as was Barbaro and Point Given. If Alex wouldn't have broken his leg, there is no doubt in my mind that he would have become a great horse. If circumstances would have been different for him, he would have won the TC, but lady luck was not with Tim Ritchey and Cash is King on that first Saturday in May. Charismatic was yet another one who may have become a great horse as was Smarty Jones. But almost doesn't count.