A question on Easy Goer...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by oracle80

You realize of course that as much as I live and have always loved this game, that mother****ers like you who got to see and UNDERSTAND and APPRECIATE Seattle Slew, Spectacular Bid, and Affirmed-Alydar make me extremely jealous.
I mean, I remember sitting alone in my grandparent's living room and watching Slew win the Belmont( I decided at age 8 that I liked the name Run Dusty Run and was rooting for him), but I coulkdn't appreciate it.
Of course it could be worse, instead of having seen the horses we mentioned on this thread in the 80's and 90's, I could be worshipping at the altar of Discreet cat and Bernadini rather than Holy Bull and Alysheba and Skip Away and EG-SS. And I suppose you are jealous of those who got to see the stars of the 60's and early 70's.

I'm sorry I missed Dr. Fager as everyone I know says he was the best they ever saw and I wish I could have seen Buckpasser and Damascus as well during that time.

I did see Forego run quite a few times and was right there for both his Marlboro, one a loss to Wajima and the other the win over Honest Pleasure. I was lucky enough to see a lot of good horses and for that I'm grateful.