Best Horse Not to Win the Derby

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

I ranked it:
1. Native Dancer
2. Alydar
3. Bold Ruler
4. Easy Goer
5. Holy Bull
6. Nashua
7. Afleet Alex
8. Point Given
9. Curlin
10. Sham


Curlin as #3. LOL

Give me an hour and I can come up with 100 better than Curlin. How about Forego ( 4th to Secretariat )? Skip Away for sure. Bet Twice?

What exactly did Afleet Alex do to show he was better than Curlin?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Give me an hour and I can come up with 100 better than Curlin. How about Forego ( 4th to Secretariat )? Skip Away for sure. Bet Twice?

What exactly did Afleet Alex do to show he was better than Curlin?

just 100?

i don't think alex, curlin or point given belong anywhere near a poll including native dancer, nashua or alydar.

[blackthroatedwind]

Honest Pleasure.

[miraja2]

Curlin ran above a 115 BSF once in his career.
Easy Goer did it nine times.
Ranking Curlin above Easy Goer is completely ridiculous.

[blackthroatedwind]

All this poll really shows is the average person weighing in on horse racing on the internet has no sense of history ( I'm being nice ).

But, hey, we already knew that.....we post on and read DT.

[Indian Charlie]

i'd put about half of the 1985 and 87 fields over some of these.

indian charlie too, of course!

[Linny]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

i'd put about half of the 1985 and 87 fields over some of these.

indian charlie too, of course!

Go back and include 1957. Iron Leige beat Bold Ruler, Gallant Man and Round Table. This thanks to Bill Shoemaker's error at the 1/16th pole.

As BTW said it's a lack of perspective and study of history. Basically, BH ran a popularity contest and ...shock of shocks... the most popular horse wins!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Give me an hour and I can come up with 100 better than Curlin. How about Forego ( 4th to Secretariat )? Skip Away for sure. Bet Twice?

What exactly did Afleet Alex do to show he was better than Curlin?

You could put a blanket over the last 4 they chose. I certainly would have used Forego and Skip Away in the top 10.

[HaloWishingwell]

Dont know if he was mentioned but 4th in the 1973 Derby to SECRETARIAT was a horse called FOREGO......I think he was ok