Which horses were truly great?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Danzig

but he won 50 races. most horses don't even start in 50 races. most horses today don't have 50 starts between themselves, their sire and their dam.

anyway, i think exterminator was a heck of a horse.

There is no doubt of that, just like Scottie Pippen was a heck of a basketball player. But neither are at that elite level.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

There is no doubt of that, just like Scottie Pippen was a heck of a basketball player. But neither are at that elite level.

not to change the subject, but Chuck Daly said Pippen was the 2nd best player on the 1992 Dream Team... granted Bird and Magic were past their "prime" but that's still a pretty strong statement.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by smuthg

not to change the subject, but Chuck Daly said Pippen was the 2nd best player on the 1992 Dream Team... granted Bird and Magic were past their "prime" but that's still a pretty strong statement.

i live 8 miles outside of hamburg, pippens hometown. he warmed the bench in high school, definitely wasn't precocious!

[Dr.SwineSmeller]

Add Northern Dancer. North American by way of Canada. His 14-2-2 record in 18 lifetime starts is strong enough, but the fact that he is the undisputed top breeder of all time warrants a place on the all time greats list. JMO

[Pedigree Ann]

Danzig, let's agree that Genuine Risk and Bold n' Determined were the two best 3yo fillies of 1980 and among the 3 best 3yos period. (Temperence Hill was the champion, developed later, and beat GR in the Belmont. The colts directly behind GR in the Derby were hardly world-beaters - Rumbo and Jaklin Klugman, both G2 SWs and nice horses, but nothing special.) When they met head-to-head it was in Bold n' Determined's better distance range (7-9f) and not Genuine Risk's (9f-10f) so BnD won.

[eajinabi]

The greatest horse was that horse in the Sufolk 4th race today who unseated his rider during the race, jumped the rail, left the track and was found across the street at the Stop N Go.