1973 Preakness (UPDATE: Maryland accepts 1:53.0)

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Speaking of The Bid's 2yr old season, did he not win 3 grade 1 races at 3 different tracks in a 3 week time, while setting a track record that still stands today at 1 1/6?

Yes. 1:41.60 for 8.5 furlongs still stands as Laurel's track record.

He won the race by 8.5 lengths over General Assembly.

Clever Trick (winner of 18 of 29 lifetime starts. Sire of the outstanding horse and sire Phone Trick) finished 3rd beaten more than 20 lengths in that Laurel Futurity.



Tim The Tiger -- a Grade 1 winner that season -- checked home 4th.

Final time of some famous Laurel Futurity winners on dirt:

Spectacular Bid: 1:41.60
Devil's Bag: 1:42.20 (2nd fastest edition ever)
Secretariat: 1:42.80
Honest Pleasure: 1:42.80
Count Fleet: 1:43.40
Riva Ridge: 1:43.40
Tapit: 1:43.80
Affirmed: 1:44.20
Cure The Blues: 1:44.40
Deputy Minister: 1:44.60
Bet Twice: 1:45.00

[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Yes. 1:41.60 for 8.5 furlongs still stands as Laurel's track record.

He won the race by 8.5 lengths over General Assembly.

Clever Trick (winner of 18 of 29 lifetime starts. Sire of the outstanding horse and sire Phone Trick) finished 3rd beaten more than 20 lengths in that Laurel Futurity.



Tim The Tiger -- a Grade 1 winner that season -- checked home 4th.

Final time of some famous Laurel Futurity winners on dirt:

Spectacular Bid: 1:41.60
Devil's Bag: 1:42.20 (2nd fastest edition ever)
Secretariat: 1:42.80
Honest Pleasure: 1:42.80
Count Fleet: 1:43.40
Riva Ridge: 1:43.40
Tapit: 1:43.80
Affirmed: 1:44.20
Cure The Blues: 1:44.40
Deputy Minister: 1:44.60
Bet Twice: 1:45.00

WOW...............YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS AMAZING. I think after The Bid won those 3 grade 1's, he actually ran again that year , I think 2 weeks later and won, Do you know what race it was?

[Calzone Lord]

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[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

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Thanks, Your knowledge is very impressive, has any other Champion been undefeated from 7 furlongs to 1 1/4 miles? and just curious as to your opinion on where you would rank The Bid with all the greats?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Thanks, Your knowledge is very impressive, has any other Champion been undefeated from 7 furlongs to 1 1/4 miles? and just curious as to your opinion on where you would rank The Bid with all the greats?

Colin. Man O' War. Personal Ensign, Landaluce. None that had anything close to his body of work.

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[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Colin. Man O' War. Personal Ensign, Landaluce. None that had anything close to his body of work.

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Thanks for the History lesson today, very informative, and interesting, I have to find Native Dancer as a two yr old.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Thanks for the History lesson today, very informative, and interesting, I have to find Native Dancer as a two yr old.

He was 10-for-10 as a 2-year-old and had fast numbers.




It's really way too difficult to rate the best 2-year-olds of all-time.

Some of the great 2yo's like Secretariat and Spectacular Bid weren't good gate horses early on -- and both of them could be had going real short because of immaturity and bad initial gate habits.

Some of the most sensational 2yo's going 5 furlongs and 6 furlongs had trouble staying a mile or further.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Thanks, Your knowledge is very impressive, has any other Champion been undefeated from 7 furlongs to 1 1/4 miles? and just curious as to your opinion on where you would rank The Bid with all the greats?

I'm not who you asked but I rank the Bid #6 all time...I know a good argument could be made for an even higher ranking but to me the top 9 are very close.

[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

I'm not who you asked but I rank the Bid #6 all time...I know a good argument could be made for an even higher ranking but to me the top 9 are very close.

Please let me know who the 5 are, that you rank higher, thanks

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Please let me know who the 5 are, that you rank higher, thanks

1. Secretariat
2. Kincsem...always catch hell for this one but check her out!
3. Man O War...despite the fact that I feel he ducked Exterminator.
4. Citation
5. Native Dancer