Which horses were truly great?

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I would be hard pressed not to include Cigar, Skip Away, Alysheba, Ferdinand, Manila, Lure, Miesque, Sunday Silence, Easy Goer, Ladys Secret, Inside information, John Henry, Ruffian, maybe All Along

Very nice list. How about Whirlaway? The only horses on Sniper's list to have won more races are Kingston, Kelso, and Forego. Whirlaway set a Ky Derby record that stood for 21 years. Two-time HOY.

That said, I understand Sniper's wish to try to draw a line under the elite of the elite. Cigar, Alysheba and Sunday Silence were all personal favs, but I couldn't put any of them above the horses in Sniper's list.

--Dunbar