Top 5 greatest failures I've seen among racehorses

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

who are this years greatest failures?

Fresian Fire & Stardom Bound... though i guess its not really fair with injuries and all.

Stardom Bound??? I was expecting 10 G1 wins in a row but she only got 5 in a row ---> complete failure. Winning 5 Grade 1's in a row is so overrated

[RockHardTen1985]

Warriors Reward?

[Thunder Gulch]

I don't understand why an injury= failure on some of the ones mentioned. Pulpit was a monster who according to you "disappointed" in winning the Bluegrass before an injury ended his career in running 4th in the Derby behind Silver Charm.

Tell me again why Empire Maker disappointed. The foot issue likely cost him the Derby, but that race was between a double digit length win in the Florida Derby and a Belmont win. That's not a failure. Injuries cost him a chance to prove what he may have ultimately been capable of doing, but again it's not a failure.

Basically the list here is of great juveniles that didn't develop further or had careers interrupted by injuries....

[HaloWishingwell]

Thanks to Ernie Paragallo, UNBRIDLED'S SONG

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

Thanks to Ernie Paragallo, UNBRIDLED'S SONG

I really dont know what else this horse was supposed to do with all the injuries and such.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I really dont know what else this horse was supposed to do with all the injuries and such.

Winning 2 races in a row woulda been nice.

[dalakhani]

How about Lion Heart?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I don't understand why an injury= failure on some of the ones mentioned. Pulpit was a monster who according to you "disappointed" in winning the Bluegrass before an injury ended his career in running 4th in the Derby behind Silver Charm.

Tell me again why Empire Maker disappointed. The foot issue likely cost him the Derby, but that race was between a double digit length win in the Florida Derby and a Belmont win. That's not a failure. Injuries cost him a chance to prove what he may have ultimately been capable of doing, but again it's not a failure.

Basically the list here is of great juveniles that didn't develop further or had careers interrupted by injuries....

You are getting hung up on semantics here.

[Linny]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

You are getting hung up on semantics here.

TG's point is not one of semantics. There are two different categories here. First are horses that were hurt and never able to prove or disporove the validity of the early talent shown, like Pulpit. Second are horses that had complete careers while never attaining the heights that their early promise would lead to to believe they would.