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Old 11-08-2007, 02:25 AM
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Very well said MMSC!

Greatness is an extremely objective thing.

There are a couple of horses who were undeniably very good and had their careers cut short by injury (one of them by a tragic fatal paddock accident), and their performances on the track have stuck with me so much that I consider them two of the greatest horses I've ever seen, while many others hardly remember them at all.

(One of them, 1998 NZ Derby winner Zonda, led the field out for this year's race and galloped down the Ellerslie straight. It was the highlight of the year for me...people behind me asked "who's that horse?")

I think it's quite mean-spirited to try to correct someone posting a tribute to a horse they obviously thought a lot of soon after that horse's tragic death.

"She was a nice filly" hardly sounds like a fair tribute to me.
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:58 AM
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Thank you MMSC and Ed.

I always thought she was a class horse, and one who kept improving. If i want to call her great, i will do. I will NOT be stopped by anyone who tells me otherwise.
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Old 11-08-2007, 12:34 PM
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Ed and Doc... thanks, guys.
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