Best Comeback by a horse in 2006

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Couldnt agree more..Watch it twice a week..But as far as COMEBAck Horse of the Year..Thor's Echo

What did Thor's Echo "comeback" from? Mediocrity?

I see the point you are making though...

The horse hadn't won in over 16 months coming into the Breeders Cup, he was defeated soundly in 3 ungraded stakes this year, of his three lifetime wins coming into the BC---two came against Cal Bred company, the other was at Sunland Park....and with a pair of November Grade 1 wins...he's a lead-pipe cinch for champion sprinter honors.

What's funny, is that he only ran in the Ancient Title because an allowance race didn't fill. Had that allowance race filled, no matter how impressive the victory...it is VERY unlikely he would have even started in the BC Sprint.

Shows you how great our sprinters were this year....that Thor's Echo is a DESERVING eclipse award winner in that division.