Hypothetical Derby 1995-1999

For me it is SILVER CHARM SILVER CHARM SILVER CHARM.

Is it me, or does this field from 1995-1999 seem real real weak compared to the field from 2000-2006?

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

For me it is SILVER CHARM SILVER CHARM SILVER CHARM.

Is it me, or does this field from 1995-1999 seem real real weak compared to the field from 2000-2006?

It is not just you Euro. I think with this group it would have to be Silver Charm and Thunder Gulch.
Your list is not bad, but it would probably be better to just do the entire decade. That way you get horses like AP Indy, Tabasco Cat, Prairie Bayou etc. in the mix.

[slotdirt]

We have to set the parameters though. Are we talking about the day of their Derbies, or their 3YO careers in general? I'm going with Charismatic - he was only getting better after the Belmont.

Originally Posted by slotdirt

We have to set the parameters though. Are we talking about the day of their Derbies, or their 3YO careers in general? I'm going with Charismatic - he was only getting better after the Belmont.

Just like the last one--May through June of their 3 year old season.

Originally Posted by miraja2

It is not just you Euro. I think with this group it would have to be Silver Charm and Thunder Gulch.
Your list is not bad, but it would probably be better to just do the entire decade. That way you get horses like AP Indy, Tabasco Cat, Prairie Bayou etc. in the mix.

I dont know. 10 years is a little too much for me. I think 5 years is good. That way you can compare horses who finished 3rd and 4th that might of had trouble trips. If you go 10 years, you only get the 1st and and place horse at most.

[GenuineRisk]

I'll go with Silver Charm just because he was so competitive-- McCarron's ride on Touch Gold in the Belmont was soooo smart (darn him!).

Though I love Thunder Gulch, too. He was my pick for the Derby that year- -I remember watching the race by myself at my boss's apartment (I was cat sitting). I picked Touch Gold in SC's year-- I was on tour and watched SC's Derby at Golden Gate Fields-- drove two hours to get to spend Derby Day with other racing fans.

[Buffymommy]

Buffy's tri box:

Thunder Gulch
Victory Gallop
Silver Charm

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Is it me, or does this field from 1995-1999 seem real real weak compared to the field from 2000-2006?

It's you.

Charismatic, Real Quiet, Victory Gallop, Silver Charm, Free House, Thunder Gulch, Cat Thief, Louis Quatorze, Lemon Drop Kid, Touch Gold, and even Unbridled's Song ... had as much talent ... and in several cases more talent ... than anyone on that other list.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

It's you.

Charismatic, Real Quiet, Victory Gallop, Silver Charm, Free House, Thunder Gulch, Cat Thief, Louis Quatorze, Lemon Drop Kid, Touch Gold, and even Unbridled's Song ... had as much talent ... and in several cases more talent ... than anyone on that other list.

Do you really think that Lemon Drop Kid had as much talent as Barbaro, or Louis Quatorze had as much talent as Afleet Alex?
I would STRONGLY disagree.