Greatest Living Racehorse?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

But why? What I appreciated about Ghostzapper more than anything else besides his utter brilliance was his versatility. He could literally run at any pace from any part of the track. What evidence is there that he was vulnerable to pace at ANY distance?

He set the pace in one of three route races and there's an anecdote about Frankel asking Ramsey not to send Roses in May early in the Classic. That's enough evidence for some that Ghostzapper was an intractable speedball who'd get burned up by the speed horses of Cigar's day.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

He set the pace in one of three route races and there's an anecdote about Frankel asking Ramsey not to send Roses in May early in the Classic. That's enough evidence for some that Ghostzapper was an intractable speedball who'd get burned up by the speed horses of Cigar's day.

Hell hath no fury like a miffed self-styled martyr scorned.