Affirmed or Spectacular Bid: Who was the better Horse?

[smartbid09]

Affirmed, he beat Spectacular Bid in the 1979 JCGC but was Affirmed the better horse?

Blood Horse doesn't think so. I wasn't alive back than and am curious to hear if you agree with Bloodhorse and why or why not?

[Danzig]

i'd have to go with spectacular bid. a top four year old will beat a top three year old. the loss to affirmed was the last that the bid would ever suffer. he went undefeated at four, winning a rare walkover, and setting a still-standing world record for 10f. he was an amazing horse. and saying he's better (imo of course) takes nothing away from affirmed, who was one of the best ever.

[knickslions2]

Zenyatta

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

Zenyatta

Chiva's

[keithting]

Affirmed's career was better managed, but SB was the more talented racehorse.

[FATPIANO]

Heck, The Bid was the greatest ever, even better than Secretariat, He was a Steel Grey running machine. Affirmed was great and so was Secretariat, but The Bid was The Greatest

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Heck, The Bid was the greatest ever, even better than Secretariat, He was a Steel Grey running machine. Affirmed was great and so was Secretariat, but The Bid was The Greatest