Race Fans..........I'm Curious

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

Since I don't want to overstep my bounds here and start a bunch of different threads, perhaps I can ask my initial questions right here:

1. Who do you consider the best 3 horses of all time? My vote goes to 1.) Secretariat, 2.) War Emblem, 3.) Affirmed

2. Would Alydar be considered the Best Horse To Have Never Won a triple crown race?

3. What horse is considered the best horse to ever breed (based on conbined race records of offspring)?

4. On a scale of 1 - 10, 1 means not difficult at all, and 10 means extremely difficult, what do you rank Afleet Alex's recovery at The Preakness?

5. Who is your favorite horse of all time? Mine is Afleet Alex (I know surprise surprise).

5. His Felinity, Cougar II, soon to be installed in the Hall of Fame (and about time!)

4. 8

3. Hoist the Flag - 34% of his offspring were stakes horses.

2. Equipoise? Forego? Seabiscuit didn't start in a Triple Crown race, but these two did. (Forego was fourth in the Derby behind Secretariat.) Are you restricting the choice to TC race starters? Because the field is wide open if you aren't.

1. Kinscem, Ribot, Phar Lap (or did you intend only US horses of the 20th Century?)

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

1. Man O' War, Spectacular Bid, Secretariat
2. Spectacular Bid
3. Northern Dancer, Raise a Native, Bold Ruler, Man O' War, and I am particularly fond of Dynaformer although I don't know where he will rank in the grand scheme of things when it is all said and done.
4. 9.90
5. Afleet Alex, Deep Impact, Barbaro, Bernardini, Smarty Jones, Ouija Board, Rock of Gibralter, Lost in the Fog, Gorella, Megahertz, Charismatic, Funny Cide, Lava Man, Silver Charm

1. Secretariat
Ruffian
War Admiral

2. Hard to go against Alydar

3. Seattle Slew

4. 9

5. Smarty Jones

[ironprospect]

there is no best horse of all time

yes

northern dancer without a doubt but in twenty years storm cat may get a lot of consideration

7 or 8

iron prospect - i reclaimed the sob

[PSH]

1. Secretariat (awesome triple crown)
2. Forego (carried the weight)
3. Ruffian (best filly)

Best to never win - Sham

Northern Dancer

9.0

Pearl Necklace in NY in the late 70s was my first favorite horse who won stakes for Roger Lauren on the turf...

Favorite Barns:

Darby Dan
Rokeby Stable

both no longer around... although the Phillips still race from Darby Dan broodmares...

[Damascus '67]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

1. Man O' War, Spectacular Bid, Secretariat
2. Spectacular Bid
3. Northern Dancer, Raise a Native, Bold Ruler, Man O' War, and I am particularly fond of Dynaformer although I don't know where he will rank in the grand scheme of things when it is all said and done.
4. 9.90
5. Afleet Alex, Deep Impact, Barbaro, Bernardini, Smarty Jones, Ouija Board, Rock of Gibralter, Lost in the Fog, Gorella, Megahertz, Charismatic, Funny Cide, Lava Man, Silver Charm

Spectacular Bid won 2 TC races.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Damascus '67

Spectacular Bid won 2 TC races.

Ah, I missed that...it would have probably been Sham or Alydar. What about Seabiscuit or Cigar, Skip Away, Forego, or Ghostzapper. That is a really hard question to answer.

1) Swaps, Secertariat, Dr. Fager
2) Im guessing this question is related to those who have participated in TC races and I would say yes.
3) I would say numbers wise Hoist the Flag is the most impressive but cant argue with the legacy that is Northern Dancer.
4) 7.5
5) Moccasin, Crimson Saint, and Ruffian. 3 of the fastest fillies of all time... didnt have the honor to be alive while they raced...