Is he a Great?

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Greatness can be subjective so my question is directed toward those who use the word only rarely and in its purest sense...

He was a bargin basement horse, purchased by a cab driver. A blue collar hero, a champion for the masses.

I'm sure most if not all of you know the story, even those who don't follow the international scene.

At 9 years old, he's pointed to Royal Ascot for the third year in a row.

He just won a(nother) G1 in Singapore, beating an international cast.

He has run and won at home, in Japan, at Royal Ascot and now in Singapore.

He tried but circumstances prevented him from running in HK (although he made the trip over).

17 wins from 33 starts, he's hit the board an additional 9 times (placed 5 times, show - 4 times). I believe he now has 6 G1 wins.

So my question is this... is Takeover Target a great?

Why, or why not?

Hey Stormcat,
You must have a softspot for Collier Hill then? I thought what he did was pretty remarkable. Back to back grade 1's as a 8yr old