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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
This raises the question as to whether a "specialty" horse ... a sprinter or turfer ... can be considered great.
Generally speaking ... I'd say no ...
.... because greatness requires both more versatility than just sprinting ... as well as meeting/defeating the best horses of the day ... who are running on the dirt.
Was Ta Wee great? Was Manila great? They were great at what they did ... but what they did was very limited.
More scope is needed for true greatness.
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...... The only place that a turfer is considered a "specialty" horse, is in the USA. Are you suggesting that a turf running horse is somehow less great than a dirt horse? Or that a dirt champion is better than a turf champion?
Turf is where most all champions run.