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![]() I don't think the jocks mattered much ... Skip Away beat Cigar going a classic distance as a 3yo with Sellers on him.
I don't think Skip Away got better near the end ... I just think the epic talent level of the competition he was facing wore down before he did. Formal Gold and Will's Way both retired at supreme levels. Gentlemen was starting to decline. It was bacially a cause and effect. When sharp horses like this get out of the way .... ![]() You finally saw the long win streak and the sillyness about Skip Away's inability to win more than half of his races was put to rest. ![]() |
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![]() Look at those Beyers... it's been a long time since we saw a lot of those.
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Formal Gold = Much better than Ghsozapper |
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![]() For comparsion's sake let's see Cigar's past p's during his streak. I'm sure it will illustrate he was on top of his game longer than than SA or FG.
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![]() ugh.
I bet him in about 10 of his 14 losses. I at least did hit Dare and Go though! |
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scan to jpg from the book "champions", upload to photobucket, post on forum. Not rocket science. |
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CaNDY Ride was better then both of them. |
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![]() For all 6 of his starts?
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In all honesty I dont really remember Formal Gold... I do REMEMBER Candy Ride and Ghostzapper and Candy Ride was much better. |
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Longevity, singular races, short spanning careers...To each is own to decide. If we are going by singular performances then why not Holy Bull's Woodward Stks win? |
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![]() Speaking of Formal Gold, Skip Away and Will's Way... I just uploaded this one to YouTube..
1997 Whitney Handicap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zVjltILP_A |
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I still remember Jerry Bailey cracking a smartass joke about Kent Desormeaux's ride on FG in the post race interview. Will's Way was about as good in his Saratoga races as Congaree was in his AQU races. |
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![]() Just thinking again about the kind or orgasms people would be having on forum board today if these kinds of horses were still around. Instead, we get to debate the merits of the Macho Agains and Past the Points and Einsteins of the world. Decent horses to be sure but ones that should never be considered top horses. Hell, even the Curlins and Big Browns don't compare.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine |