Who is the 2nd worst Champion Older Male in the last 20 years?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Obviously, Gio Ponti is by far the worst.

It will be interesting to see who gets the nod between Lawyer Ron, The Wicked North, and Plesant Tap.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Even though Pleasant Tap was a likeable, honest, cool horse .. I'd probably give him the nod for 2nd worst.




What's most cool about him is that he was 2nd in both the Breeders Cup Sprint and Breeders Cup Classic - and never once went favored at a route distance the year he won champion older male.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Even though Pleasant Tap was a likeable, honest, cool horse .. I'd probably give him the nod for 2nd worst.




What's most cool about him is that he was 2nd in both the Breeders Cup Sprint and Breeders Cup Classic - and never once went favored at a route distance the year he won champion older male.

From Eddie D to Gary Stevens. Nice pickup mount for the actor.

[Smooth Operator]

Curlin...

[SOREHOOF]

OOps.

[SOREHOOF]

There must have been worse than that.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Curlin...

Considering how Monmouth played in Route races Breeder's Cup weekend in 2007.
Curlins BCC was one of the best performances of the latter half of the last decade.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

Considering how Monmouth played in Route races Breeder's Cup weekend in 2007.
Curlins BCC was one of the best performances of the latter half of the last decade.

That was when he was 3. We're talking about older male seasons.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Obviously, Gio Ponti is by far the worst.

It will be interesting to see who gets the nod between Lawyer Ron, The Wicked North, and Plesant Tap.

Why does Lemon Drop Kid remain unscathed? The only 3yo he managed to beat in his championship year in the BC Classic was Fusaichi Pegasus.

Possibly Black Minnaloushe, too.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

He was moved up by the addition of blinkers ... showed more early speed and ran four nice races before tailing off.



I also think the crop of 3yo males in 2000 was hands down the best of the last decade. If you're tailing off in form and meeting those kind of horses - your forms going to get dirty.