Who was closer to the Triple Crown...Smarty or Alex?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

There was a few years there (Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Northern Afleet) where sprinters were siring Classic winners. Darned if that didn't throw the breeding experts into a tizzy.

John..

Except that they were all carrying on the outrageous success of the Raise a Native line in the race..

Originally Posted by Kasept

John..

Except that they were all carrying on the outrageous success of the Raise a Native line in the race..

But they weren't fashionable and proven to have sired a classic winner, until they did. LOL!!
My question to those experts when they start citing their statistical data always would be something like "Yeah but has Elusive Quality ever sired a horse as fast as SJ is?" or "Yeah, but has Northern Afleet ever sired a horse as good as AA is?" Blank stares usually follow, as if you have disrupted their world of stats and numbers with an impossibility too mind numbing to grasp.

To put it in another perspective. Should all the kids who wanna be tennis stars in a few years not even bother to take up the game and practice and try regardless of their passion for it, athletic ability, or talent shown?
Thing is that their is a youngster out there with the greatest tennis pedigree ever. Hes by the sire Andre Agassi out a mare named Steffi Graf(By Peter Graf) and obviously with that pedigree he will win every grand slam event he enters once hes old enough to compete. Unless of course there is a kid out there who some day grows up to be more talented and athletic, or who perhaps has more heart and desire.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by oracle80

To put it in another perspective. Should all the kids who wanna be tennis stars in a few years not even bother to take up the game and practice and try regardless of their passion for it, athletic ability, or talent shown?
Thing is that their is a youngster out there with the greatest tennis pedigree ever. Hes by the sire Andre Agassi out a mare named Steffi Graf(By Peter Graf) and obviously with that pedigree he will win every grand slam event he enters once hes old enough to compete. Unless of course there is a kid out there who some day grows up to be more talented and athletic, or who perhaps has more heart and desire.

Oracle,
I agree with you on this post. Very well said.
That's why I think that breeding takes a back seat to training.
That said, do you know which stallion has sired the most TC winners?
I don't, but I'll guess it's Native Dancer or Northern Dancer.
DTS