Maiden Derby winners

[Cajungator26]

While I'm not qualified to speak of Man O' War's race record, I'm sure glad he was around...

Without him, we wouldn't have gotten War Admiral, who in turn sired Busanda, dam of Buckpasser, who sired Relaxing, who was the dam of one of my favorite horses of all time... EASY GOER.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Easy Goer was my favorite horse when I first started watching racing.

He was from the largest foal crop (1986) of all-time.

One of three no doubt about it all-time GREAT horses from that crop. The others being Sunday Silence and Kentucky-bred Nashwan. Nashwan is the only horse in history to win Britan's four most important races in the same season, they being the 2K Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, and King George.

Off the top of my head, others from that crop include: King Glorious, Breeders Cup Classic winner, and BC Sprint 3rd Black Tie Affair, 12 furlong world record holder Hawkster, The great filly sprinter Safely Kept, Prized (who made his career debut on grass in the BC Turf and won it) There were some very good horses from obscure regions as well...like a Clever Trevor, who ran a solid 2nd to Easy Goer in the Travers after winning like 10-of-14. Western Playboy set a track record at Turfway in the Spiral and won the PA Derby by about 20 lengths. Flying Contentinal was an excellent horse. Is It True ran some big figures at age 2.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Easy Goer was my favorite horse when I first started watching racing.

He was from the largest foal crop (1986) of all-time.

One of three no doubt about it all-time GREAT horses from that crop. The others being Sunday Silence and Kentucky-bred Nashwan. Nashwan is the only horse in history to win Britan's four most important races in the same season, they being the 2K Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, and King George.

Off the top of my head, others from that crop include: King Glorious, Breeders Cup Classic winner, and BC Sprint 3rd Black Tie Affair, 12 furlong world record holder Hawkster, The great filly sprinter Safely Kept, Prized (who made his career debut on grass in the BC Turf and won it) There were some very good horses from obscure regions as well...like a Clever Trevor, who ran a solid 2nd to Easy Goer in the Travers after winning like 10-of-14. Western Playboy set a track record at Turfway in the Spiral and won the PA Derby by about 20 lengths. Flying Contentinal was an excellent horse. Is It True ran some big figures at age 2.

1986 was the first year I got into racing...that 1989 group was very very good!