Big Brown - Overrated?

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Originally Posted by Travis Stone

If you want my opinion, here it is: Your list stinks.

First off all, Lion Heart is a runner-up and that only in any Triple Crown race which, based upon the skewed logic you've presented, disqualifies him to a spot well below say more than a dozen 3-year-olds included and not included in your list. But because I'm off tomorrow, I'll play.

Street Sense is a Kentucky Derby winner, a Preakness runner-up, a Jim Dandy winner, a Travers winner and a runner-up against elders in the Kentucky Cup. How, in a million years that qualifies him for a lower spot than a horse like Lion Heart is flabbergasting.

Or how Afleet Alex, who won the Arkansas Derby, was a Derby runner-up, a Preakness winner and a Belmont winner is below Lion Heart is good for a segment on The Daily Show.

Here's one which really made me laugh... Flower Alley ABOVE Birdstone! Flower Alley won the Travers, Birdstone won the BELMONT STAKES AND THE TRAVERS!!!! Oh my!!!!

While you are right that KG has Lionheart too high on his list you are completely off base on everything else. Comparing accomplishments in races is meaningless without factoring in competition. If Big Brown finished fifth in the Travers behind Curlin, Bernardini, Barbaro, and Smarty Jones in a 110 Beyer would that make him a worse horse than Anak Nakal if he won the Travers beating Tomcito, Spark Candle, Court Vision, and Monba in a 92 Beyer? Of course not. You really think Jazil and Birdstone are better than Alydar cause they won a Triple Crown race? How fast a horse is it what needs to be compared, not what cheap wins you pick up against crappy competition.