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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
It takes a special talent for any horse to win with him....however the Arkansas Derby is hardly a career defining race and whether his legion of fans like it or not, the torrential rain prior to his Derby made that race moot. Lionheart was absolutely out of gas when they turned for home and still held second easily. The truth is that nobody ran a step that day.
Hey, losing to Birdstone was no disgrace. But, it was hardly the sign of a great horse.
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The word 'great' was tossed around with all of the following, how would you rank them?
Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex, Bernardini, Barbaro or Curlin?