The Best turf/dirt horse in the last 50 years?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by geeker2

Sure seems he has to rate as #1

i wrote that in my post since it was the original question. it seemed like it was forgotten as the actual point of the thread, at least where randall is concerned.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i wrote that in my post since it was the original question. it seemed like it was forgotten as the actual point of the thread, at least where randall is concerned.

Did you not read my stream of consciousness post? I was thinking about a horse who would be just as likely to run turf and dirt in graded stakes....plus he was a favorite of mine. Maybe you have favorites too.

[Revidere]

I'm not sure they would be put into the "best" category but here were some I remember running very well on both surfaces:

Pearl Necklace (although she never raced against the boys)
Late Bloomer
Bowl Game Grade 1 winner on turf and dirt

How about a fun horse like Effervescing? Wins the American Handicap on July 4th on the grass, then wins the Citation 5 days later on the dirt, beating eventual Eclipse award winning sprinter Dr. Patches. One of D. Wayne's first big thoroughbred accomplishments.

Best to me were Waya and Secretariat.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Did you not read my stream of consciousness post? I was thinking about a horse who would be just as likely to run turf and dirt in graded stakes....plus he was a favorite of mine. Maybe you have favorites too.

i do have favorites. however, i'm not about to call them 'great' because i like them.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i do have favorites. however, i'm not about to call them 'great' because i like them.

A new fun police member. Who said great? Arromanches....he was great.

[King Glorious]

Two horses that wouldn't be in the running for best but that won grade one races on both surfaces and haven't gotten a mention are Hawkster and Prized. Many people forget Prized was good enough to beat Sunday Silence on dirt and then a couple of starts later, won the BC Turf in his grass debut. My candidate for best or at least could have been in the running would be Candy Ride.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Two horses that wouldn't be in the running for best but that won grade one races on both surfaces and haven't gotten a mention are Hawkster and Prized. Many people forget Prized was good enough to beat Sunday Silence on dirt and then a couple of starts later, won the BC Turf in his grass debut. My candidate for best or at least could have been in the running would be Candy Ride.

Good call. He sure ran a few monster races on each surface.