Defining a "GREAT" horse

Originally Posted by moodwalker

...... The only place that a turfer is considered a "specialty" horse, is in the USA. Are you suggesting that a turf running horse is somehow less great than a dirt horse? Or that a dirt champion is better than a turf champion?

Turf is where most all champions run.

When the subject is American racing ... yes ... it's quite evident that the most talented horses are trained for the dirt ... and ...

... and only when they disappoint there ... are they tried on the lawn.

As far as "turf is where most all champions run" ... that's patent nonsense ... since 7 of the 10 Eclipse Awards are given to horses which race on dirt ... and I'm being generous by considering jumpers to be turf horses.

You're not one of those Euroweenies .. are you?