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Originally Posted by somerfrost
I think it varies based on a lot of factors...was Count Fleet great? He raced a lot but never after the Belmont. How about Pharis? Lammtarra? Hard to make a hard fast rule here!
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I agree with you there Somerfrost. I think it comes down to competition faced. If you can beat really good horses in an abbreviated career, then you should be considered great.
My issue is with horses that never beat anything good but put up freakish times or sheet figs being called great.