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02-14-2011, 05:47 PM
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Greatest Living Racehorse?
With pitchers and catchers reporting, it got me thinking about how Joe Dimaggio required he be introduced as "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" and of course my mind wondered to who is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"? It always seemed to me that the title of the "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" was more out of respect for the old guy who was still upright, and not a title was representative of the truly "best" living player. Using that as a basis (and the fact the HRTV documentary about him was on last night, which got me thinking even more about this question) is it safe to say that Cigar is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"?
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02-14-2011, 05:56 PM
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Of course the "you-know-who" will arriving shortly to disagree 
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02-14-2011, 06:19 PM
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Hate to be specific, but might benefit you to declare the greatest living AMERICAN horse.
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02-14-2011, 06:20 PM
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Absolutely, positively, no question - the unconquerable, invincible, unbeatable CIGAR
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I l  Cigar, Medaglia d'Oro, Big Brown, Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Silver Charm, First Samurai, Sumwonlovesyou, Lloydobler, Ausable Chasm, AND Prince Will I Am "Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Cecil Beaton
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02-14-2011, 07:03 PM
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It all depends on how you define greatest. Do you just look at a horse's record, such as how many Grade 1 races they won in a row? Do you extend the examination to include how many new fans are created by a particular horse?
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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02-14-2011, 07:53 PM
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zenyatta duh...
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02-14-2011, 09:22 PM
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02-14-2011, 09:39 PM
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I think Sadlers Wells is still alive, at the ripe old age of 30.
AP Indy is still kicking. I can think of many horses that were better than Cigar, though obviously less accomplished.
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02-14-2011, 10:23 PM
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02-14-2011, 10:28 PM
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Sea The Stars
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02-14-2011, 10:45 PM
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Storm Cat
Is not breeding part of being a racehorse?
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“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” Thomas Jefferson
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02-14-2011, 11:33 PM
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I don't remember all the details from 26 years ago, but he was regarded to be quite exceptional. I can think of better though.
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02-15-2011, 12:02 AM
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