Jockey Club Gold Cup

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I agree with you. There are many criteria to use in determing greatness. GZ was obviously not as duarable as most of the good horses over the years. GZ was a bit fragile. I was simply talking about GZ on his best day. When he ran his race, which he usually did, he could pretty much beat anyone.

And I agree with your last statement, too.

I just looked up Alysheba's record. He won 6 Grade I's as a 4-yr-old. AND, he set track records at a mile-and-a-quarter at Belmont and the Meadowlands. Not too shabby.

from http://www.equineinfo.com/alison/aly...tm#racedetails

"WON Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I, 1 1/4 mi.), Santa Anita H (gr. I, 1 1/4 mi., 1:59 4/5), Woodward H (gr. I, 1 1/4 mi., 1:59 2/5, NTR, top-weighted), Meadowlands Cup H (gr. I, 1 1/4 mi., 1:58 4/5, NTR), Charles H. Strub S (gr. I, 1 1/4 mi.), Philip H. Iselin H (gr. 1, 1 1/8 mi.), San Bernardino H (gr. II, 1 1/8 mi.). "

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