Zenyatta makes the top 10!

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Splitting a lot of hairs after the top 2....

1. Spectacular Bid
2. Kelso
3. Secretariat
4. Dr. Fager
5. Forego
6. Citation
7. Swaps
8. Native Dancer
9. Tom Fool
10. Whirlaway
11. Damascus
12. Round Table
13. Affirmed
14. Buckpasser
15. Man O' War
16. Count Fleet
17. Easy Goer
18. Seattle Slew
19. Skip Away
20. John Henry

I'm surprised you put Easy Goer on the list but not Sunday Silence.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I'm surprised you put Easy Goer on the list but not Sunday Silence.

Easy Goer had the better career.

I rated him the best 2-year-old of the 80's - a decade of many super 2yo's - and the 2nd best 3yo of the 80's behind Sunday Silence.

Sunday Silence didn't do much at age 2 - and his edge over Easy Goer at age 3 was razor thin because of the head-to-head matches where he was able to exploit his tactical superiority while Easy Goer was picking the wrong races to break poorly, race erratically, and make pre-mature moves.

I think even Sunday Silence's biggest fans will admit Easy Goer should be rated higher when you take the entire career into consideration - and not just the 3yo season.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Easy Goer had the better career.

I rated him the best 2-year-old of the 80's - a decade of many super 2yo's - and the 2nd best 3yo of the 80's behind Sunday Silence.

Sunday Silence didn't do much at age 2 - and his edge over Easy Goer at age 3 was razor thin because of the head-to-head matches where he was able to exploit his tactical superiority while Easy Goer was picking the wrong races to break poorly, race erratically, and make pre-mature moves.

I think even Sunday Silence's biggest fans will admit Easy Goer should be rated higher when you take the entire career into consideration - and not just the 3yo season.

I didn't say I disagreed with you. I'm just surprised you made a correct assessment for a change.