Ruffian was a mediocre filly

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Heh. Whirlaway never seems to get much respect, does he? Breyer started a Triple Crown series of Christmas ornaments and he, along with Omaha, Count Fleet and Assault, never got made.

ESPN did a one-hour SportsCentury on Whirlaway that they still run on ESPN Classic throughout the year.

They might have given him a little too much respect in that piece. They made him out to be a hero of World War II.

So did this congressman...

http://capitolwords.org/date/2006/06...-armed-servic/