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Old 08-16-2010, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS View Post
A horse like Spectacular Bid can go 24-for-24 between the distances of 7 furlongs to 10 furlongs - win 23 of those 24 races by a 1.5 lengths or more - win 14 of them by 5 lengths or more .. win 14 total Grade 1's and run the fastest Ragozin sheet figure of all-time and hold it for almost 20 years - be a champion at ages 2, 3, and 4 ... and he sucked horribly as a sire.

Yet a lot of these talented sprinters and fragile figure horses who accomplish little make excellent stallions.
Bid is likely the best horse who ever lived.
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