Secretariat Vs. Spectacular Bid

Originally Posted by Cardus

Red Smith wrote that Spectacular Bid's four-year-old season was the best since Tom Fool's (1957). And there were a lot of outstanding four-year-old seasons between the two.

Tom Fool's sensational 4YO campaign occurred in 1953 ... but nevertheless ...

... I agree with that assessment.

The only other comparable 4YO campaigns were Bold Ruler in 1958 and Dr. Fager in 1968.