1987 Awesome year of horse racing

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Crusader Sword was my early 2yo favorite that year. I was a huge fan of Mack Miller and Paul Mellon's Rokeby Stables. Speaking of which, does anyone remember what happened with two of their really good prospects, Red Ransom and Eastern Echo? I really liked both of them. Also, Shug McGaughey had a nice young filly back in 1991 named Grand Gala. Anyone remember her or what happened to her?

you must not follow breeding much...red ransom turned into a heck of a sire. eastern echo (one i liked) did ok, but then died at 16 of a heart attack. buddy gil and swiss yodeler are probably his best known progeny.