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02-25-2009, 08:43 AM
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Where have all the good horses gone?
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02-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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1987 and 1988 do it for me. Not just for what those two had done up to and including the Derby but for how good they were after. I remember Seeking the Gold and Forty Niner putting on those two great shows in the Haskell and Travers and then STG running with Alysheba down the lane in the Classic. Too bad Risen Star couldn't finish out the year. And as good as that 1987 field was, remember that it was missing Java Gold, Lost Code, and Polish Navy. That was a deep class.
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02-25-2009, 11:50 AM
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And of course, the race also featured the horses I would rank 1-2 in any list of best horses in the last 25 years. 1987-1989 was an absolutely fabulous 3-year stretch in this sport.
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02-25-2009, 09:59 PM
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02-26-2009, 12:02 AM
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You reminded me of someone named Matt from the AOL horse racing boards years back.
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02-26-2009, 11:59 AM
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Either 1987 or 1988 for me. Tough call.
I can remember vividly walking down to the bar with my Dad to watch those races (we didn't have a TV back then)... stopping at the OTB to bet on the way. Strange because there's not much else I remember from that age (9-10).
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02-26-2009, 12:27 PM
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I'm surprised nobody else liked 1985.
The field only had about a dozen runners but included Spend A Buck, Stephen's Odyssey, Chief's Crown, Tank's Prospect, Skywalker, Proud Truth, Eternal Prince and even Fast Account (a decent horse).
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