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Old 07-02-2010, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind View Post
Of course Lemon Drop Kid doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame. But, lumping him with Cruget sort of covered up his lack of merit.

To further Cruget's merits....he was 0 for 90 something at Gulfstream in 1994. Look it up.
Cruguet retired from racing in '89, in '94 we would of been talking about a 55yr old Cruguet. He won a G1 race in Canada at 50. The twilight of Cruguet riding career was less than stellar, we can all agree on that. But in his prime,60s-70s, he was a top jock in 2 different countries. Won all the major stakes in the states and even has a triple crown under his belt. There are jocks with far less credentials in the hall as we speak.
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