Curlin's Legacy

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by hrfan

so he is def. better then Hard Spun, Street Sense and Rags To Riches ? Or is it the fact that they retired and he continues to beat up on weak competition like many ppl on this site have said. I will stick to the best horse he has beat this year is Well Armed. What is that really saying ?

I think he was better than those. Remember he didn't start at 2 and only had 3 starts when the triple crown rolled around. Considering that, his performance through those three races was outstanding. By the end of the year, yes, he was a notch above those others. RTR was a phenomenal filly, while Hard Spun and Street Sense were very good 3yo colts that had their moments, but not great ones.