Which horses were truly great?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I think Skip Away was faster than Cigar and Skip Away lost too many races for me to consider him in that category. Ruffian was likely on her way but the career was just a little short for me to consider her. I had a tough time even adding Colin with 15 races. John Henry is one I waffled on and certainly has a strong argument to be included. I'm sticking to North American based horses so wouldn't count Miesque.

Kelso and Forgeo lost a lot of races too

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Kelso and Forgeo lost a lot of races too

They won 60% and 62% respectively. Skip Away didn't even win half of his races.

[horseofcourse]

Bold Ruler still needs to be on there on this forum too!

[smuthg]

Seabiscuit? Sunday Silence?

[Slewbopper]

Caspar Milquetoast. He was great to me. first winning bet I made.... Agadirt back around '73

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

They won 60% and 62% respectively. Skip Away didn't even win half of his races.

Skip Away was the best horse of the 90's. Of course he was great. He faced real brilliant competiton, ran many huge performances, and was around from start to finish.

Ghostzapper was the best horse of this decade so far - because he was so lightly raced it might not be as easy to call him great but he was. I don't think you could call a horse great as lightly raced as he was had he run in a different era.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Skip Away was the best horse of the 90's. Of course he was great. He faced real brilliant competiton, ran many huge performances, and was around from start to finish.

Ghostzapper was the best horse of this decade so far - because he was so lightly raced it might not be as easy to call him great but he was. I don't think you could call a horse great as lightly raced as he was had he run in a different era.

ghostzapper was a brilliant horse. incredibly fast-i appreciate his talent far more now than i did when he ran, which sadly was far too infrequent for my taste.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Skip Away was the best horse of the 90's. Of course he was great. He faced real brilliant competiton, ran many huge performances, and was around from start to finish.

I don't think Skip Away measures up to three Hall of Fame horses from that decade: Cigar, Holy Bull or A.P Indy. For that matter, from the year he was selected HOY, I'm not sure that he was better than Formal Gold, who smoked him in the Woodward.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

I don't think Skip Away measures up to three Hall of Fame horses from that decade: Cigar, Holy Bull or A.P Indy. For that matter, from the year he was selected HOY, I'm not sure that he was better than Formal Gold, who smoked him in the Woodward.

Formal Gold was a monster!

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Skip Away was the best horse of the 90's. Of course he was great. He faced real brilliant competiton, ran many huge performances, and was around from start to finish.

Ghostzapper was the best horse of this decade so far - because he was so lightly raced it might not be as easy to call him great but he was. I don't think you could call a horse great as lightly raced as he was had he run in a different era.

I thought Discreet Cat was better? lol

[sdjcom]

listing horses who ran 130 yrs. ago, with no automated timing and organize
betting coups how can you verify authenticity, of anything except what was written by a few writers of the day. should start list around 1920.