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![]() What was Midnight Lute's BSF in the 2007 BC sprint? I think Benny the Bull was even further back than him in that race though...
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![]() Yup he was, but at this point Arrogate has surpassed him.
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![]() I don't compare horses of this quality unless they run against each other. Its too hard and would be splitting hairs.
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Sprinting and routing, but I doubt we'll ever find out if Arrogate can do the same (and it really shouldn't matter, based on his immense talent). |
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![]() Great race by Arrogate, but I think Jay Hovdey's DRF article on assessing greatness is on the mark:
http://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-asses...storys-lessons
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |
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![]() His Travers was impossible to believe when I watched it. It was infinitely more impressive to me than the DWC. I never thought he was in serious trouble in the race (he is at least ten lengths better than everyone else, and in fact, has beaten Gun Runner by double digit lengths) while in the Travers he pulled away by daylight after setting a pretty healthy pace.
I'd have to rate his Travers as one of the most impressive, if not the most impressive, races I've ever seen. It was also certainly the most unbelievable performance, beating Cee's Tizzy's maiden win for making me think I just saw something impossible. |
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Thats what Arrogate is. Just a big monster who can break last do something hes never had to do still win in hand and run a 115 beyer. |
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![]() Awesome discussion about GZ vs Arrogate. One thing I'll throw out there is that I think Arrogate would have a really hard time keeping up with serious sprinters at 6-7f, whereas GZ absolutely embarrassed them.
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![]() he had a 128 beyers in 2004
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![]() Beyer speculated that had his figures existed in 1973, Secretariat would have scored 139 in his classic 1973 win at the Belmont Stakes.
highest figures all-time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyer_Speed_Figure
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