Top Thoroughbreds (2000 to present)

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by OldDog

I hear you. He's in good company to be with the likes of Invasor in not making the cut.

I suppose Congaree might be a stretch in the #4 spot ... but he did something truly rare in this last dozen years ... and that is hold top class form for a full calendar year while campaigning extremely hard and traveling all over.




The funny thing about Congaree... people would say "he didn't like 10 furlongs"

He beat the crap out of Harlan's Holiday when he won the Hollywood Gold Cup at 10fs. He was beaten in the last jump by 2-time Big Cap winner Milwuakee Brew in the Big Cap, but it was a big effort. He gave 5lbs to the horse he lost the photo finish to and Pleasantly Perfect was back in 4th with no excuse.

Congaree's 4th in the BC Classic was excellent as well. He dueled Medaglia D' Oro hard from the outside the whole way, through fast fractions, and was right there at the finish.