Horse of the World

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

if Swain was so good at passing hosses, how come he got beat in there

Watch the head-on replay.

[RolloTomasi]

I think the career of Exceller is probably the best template for a "Horse of the World".

Another one with some potential at the top level on all surfaces in Europe and NA was Erin's Isle.

Opening Verse was used as a rabbit for Indian Skimmer in the '89 Eclipse, got drilled by superhorse Nashwan, but beat everything else including his stablemate and the highly touted Warning. He was 200-1.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Didn't Warning run in a Breeders' Cup Mile?

Yeah, he was supposed to beat Miesque in her second attempt to win the Mile in '88. Didn't handle the yielding turf allegedly.

An unheralded Steinlen was 2nd at long odds, IIRC. Bet Twice made his final career start in there, too. Not sure why they didn't take one final stab at Alysheba. He was good enough to beat him in the resurrected Pimlico Special in May, and ran close to him in the Meadowlands Cup.