Divisional best by decade since 1900

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

landaluces 82' season as a 2yo was a monster

Speaking along the lines of a Landaluce type 2yo - this Old Rosebud was one of the most bad ass old, old-time horses. I'm not sure Man O' War had anything on him as a 2yo.

This was his form going into the 1914 Kentucky Derby:




Here's the chart of his KY Derby win:



He won the KY Derby by 8 lengths at 4/5 odds - shaved 1.40 seconds off of the track record on a track that wasn't even yielding times all that fast. Good solid male sprinters went 6f in 1:13 3/5 in one race and 1:14 in another race - so 2:03 2/5 at Churchill is booking. The strong 2nd choice was a clear 2nd. He later won a bunch stakes at Churchill - including the Clark Handicap two years in a row. Big gaps all over. That's a race you'd project a figure in like the low 120's for.

Old Rosebud gets hurt in his very next race after the KY Derby and is laid off for 3 years. He returns off of a 3-year layoff and wins 15 of 21 races and gets credited as Horse of the Year as a 6yo.

[MISTERGEE]

surprised more people dont know about this one even though from 1914, what a record, adn also amazing after that 3 yrs off

[cabvmd]

Great stuff, I love history and horse racing is very much a part of American History.

Glad to see Buckpasser in there, he is my horse's grandfather.

[slotdirt]

Old Rosebud would have been a PETA case had he died in 2011 rather than 1922.

[trackrat59]

Originally Posted by cabvmd

Great stuff, I love history and horse racing is very much a part of American History.Glad to see Buckpasser in there, he is my horse's grandfather.

More people should know who are not familiar with the sport.