Top 5 best two-surface horses of the last 20 years

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He easily wouldn't have been top 5 if he retired after age 2.

Pretty much for the same reason why dominant 2-year-olds never get considered for Horse of the Year honors when there is a 3yo or older horse out there with a real strong resume.

The vase majority of the winners of races like the Breeders Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup have been extremely elite horses.

If you look at winners of a race like the Breeders Cup Juvenile ... you see a whole lot of names of horses who otherwise never achieved very much.

But Arazi was considered for HOY as a 2yo. He was one of the three finalist that year.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

But Arazi was considered for HOY as a 2yo. He was one of the three finalist that year.

He deserved to be a finalist because he was an amazing 2yo - who just laughed at our best horses with an amazing move.

However, comparing a 2yo who won a dirt race with a 101 Beyer and real nice 2yo turf races in Europe ... to a horse like this ...




it's like trying to compare Tim Tebow to Dan Marino.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He deserved to be a finalist because he was an amazing 2yo - who just laughed at our best horses with an amazing move.

However, comparing a 2yo who won a dirt race with a 101 Beyer and real nice 2yo turf races in Europe ... to a horse like this ...




it's like trying to compare Tim Tebow to Dan Marino.

I wasn't comparing him to any horse. Only pointing out a 2yo that did get serious consideration for HOY.