Top 5 greatest failures I've seen among racehorses

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Empire Maker would certainly be a good argument for a Top Fiver who didn't live up to hype.

He's an interesting example whereas I think he was more hyped based on his breeding rather than his actual performances, any son out of a great broodmare Toussaud would have had unfair expectations placed on them at that time. Still given the memory of the highlight moment of his career when he broke up Funny Cide's triple crown bid, he left you with the feeling he could have done more in his career.