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[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

See I dont get where St Liam was all that good.

St. Liam wasnt that great at all but the best of his season. I think Invasor is currently the best of his season but neither have knocked my socks off so to speak with talent so I rank them very similarly. Invasor could and maybe will prove to be better, but St. Liam did show up for the most part when asked so he has a BC win in his favor. For speculations sake (and nothing more), if Invasor goes on to win the BCC I think he and St. Liam will go down in history viewed about the same. Nice horses, not overly spectacular, more gritty than flashy. I just think Ghostzapper was in a league of his own.

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

St. Liam wasnt that great at all but the best of his season. I think Invasor is currently the best of his season but neither have knocked my socks off so to speak with talent so I rank them very similarly. Invasor could and maybe will prove to be better, but St. Liam did show up for the most part when asked so he has a BC win in his favor. For speculations sake (and nothing more), if Invasor goes on to win the BCC I think he and St. Liam will go down in history viewed about the same. Nice horses, not overly spectacular, more gritty than flashy. I just think Ghostzapper was in a league of his own.

I couldnt agree more. St Liam won by default last year in the BCC.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

For speculations sake (and nothing more), if Invasor goes on to win the BCC I think he and St. Liam will go down in history viewed about the same. Nice horses, not overly spectacular, more gritty than flashy. I just think Ghostzapper was in a league of his own.

Ghostzapper didn't look like he was "in a league of his own" when St Liam had him fully extended to win the only race the ran against each other. St Liam ran with him around the turn and the entire stretch, only to lose by a fraction of a length. GZ WAS a special horse, I agree. But elevating GZ at St Liam's expense doesn't cut it.

It's still too early to rate Invasor. But I don't see how anyone can fault what Invasor has done so far. VERY nice horse.

--Dunbar