Which horses were truly great?

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

But Nashua won more than 2/3 of his races. Had Exterminator had a nice run in his 50 wins and then racked up a bunch of losses late in his career then he'd have a better excuse for his 50 losses. But he didn't.

Exterminator ran until he was 10, long past his best years. Without modern analgesics, his old joints couldn't move him as fast as they had and his form nosedived. (This is why I still can't put John Henry in the same category as Exterminator, Kelso and Native Diver - he got bute for his elderly aches and pains.)