Horse of the Year?

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by CSC

She may have, that is the dilemma here. Her connections decided to take the safe route and she never had a chance to try. I give Curlin's connections more credit because they did go out on a limb after all the indecision of starting in the Classic. I said this before the Classic, Curlin had nothing to lose running in it. Win he's a hero, lose you can blame it on the track. It did nothing to hurt his legacy in the end. By the way I am no huge Curlin fan, I think he's a very good horse, however the overused great tag that alot of the media and some fans used in describing him I thought was just a bunch of hyperbole.

what makes a horse great?

[CSC]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

what makes a horse great?

For me it's a horse that can capture one's imagination, a horse who can overcome unfavorable odds, who can obviously run fast under most if not all conditions, someone that wins in extraordinary manner in the highest competition. That's just off the top of my head, I may add to the list. If you look at the dictionary meaning of great the list is too long to be that precise. Everyone probably has their own interpretation.

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Originally Posted by CSC

For me it's a horse that can capture one's imagination, a horse who can overcome unfavorable odds, who can obviously run fast under most if not all conditions, someone that wins in extraordinary manner in the highest competition. That's just off the top of my head, I may add to the list. If you look at the dictionary meaning of great the list is too long to be that precise. Everyone probably has their own interpretation.

who fits that list better, Curlin or Zenyatta?

[letswastemoney]

Curlin faced the highest competition, therefore he fits it better

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Curlin faced the highest competition, therefore he fits it better

what competition? who was the best horse Curlin faced this year in a race he won?

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

what competition? who was the best horse Curlin faced this year in a race he won?

Einstein, Wanderin Boy, Well Armed, Asiatic Boy, Divine Park, Out of Control...

There's no evidence that Zenyatta's competition was better, so you have to assume these horses are just as good or better as the females Zenyatta faced.

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Einstein, Wanderin Boy, Well Armed, Asiatic Boy, Divine Park, Out of Control...

There's no evidence that Zenyatta's competition was better, so you have to assume these horses are just as good or better as the females Zenyatta faced.

I can only go on the records and none of those are legit grade 1 horses, Einstein on turf, maybe Well Armed at a mile.