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Originally Posted by Kasept
I hated Sea Hero.. likely because of Bailey, but for whatever reason. I've always felt he was the luckiest 'big race' winner ever. And why there is a statue of him in the Saratoga paddock continues to escape my comprehension. Of all the Travers winners in history, Sea Hero gets a monument in the Spa enclosure?  |
I think Sea Hero is the only horse in history to win the Champagne, Kentucky Derby, and Travers. He was 8-1, 13-1, and 6-1 in each of those contests, which aside from the BC Juvenile and the other Triple Crown races were the only races of consequence he ran in. He won each of those by open lengths, too. When he chose to fire, he was at the top of that mediocre crop of horses.
None of that means he needs a statue in his honor, but he by no means should be lumped in with a bunch of one-hit wonders like Frost Giant, Wagon Limit, or Ah-Ha...