Which horses were truly great?

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Originally Posted by SentToStud

Well, it's your list but how can you leave off Exterminator? He won 50 of 100 races and more stakes -- 30 -- than any horse before or since.

I'd also put Grey Lag on the list. He won 25 races out of less than 50 starts and won 8 straght stakes race starts. He retired at 5 but came back as a 9 yo to win both his starts that year.

That also means he lost 50 out of 100. I have tough time putting a horse in the upper tier that only won half his starts. Grey Lag was really only great for one year which hurts his case.