I'm sorry - but Travis deserves an eclipse award in 2011 for the creation of this list. It's cool, colorful, and best illustrates the cluelessness of the avg racing fan.
Northern Dancer (not to be confused with Native Dancer) is currently #8 - while Kelso and Citation are #18 and #19.
To put Northern Dancer ahead of Kelso is as crazy as claiming that Archie Manning was a better NFL QB than Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, and Dan Marino.
Archie Manning did make two pro bowls in his long NFL career - but his career record as a starting quarterback was 35-101-3 and he never once had a single winning season. But, he sired Payton and Eli !!
Northern Dancer was not a 2yo champion but he was a 3yo champion the year Kelso claimed his 5th straight Horse of the Year title. Imagine telling someone 45 years ago that Northern Dancer was a better race horse than Kelso and Citation.
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