Best horses of the 1980's by division

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Based on past performances I've studied and some old charts I've seen and old races I've watched - I thought I'd take a stab this morning.


2-year-old male: Easy Goer - Devil's Bag - Chief's Crown - Grand Canyon

2-year-old female: Princess Rooney - Landaluce - Before Dawn - Althea

3-year-old male: Sunday Silence - Easy Goer - Spend A Buck - Conquistador Cielo

3-year-old female: Winning Colors - Genuine Risk - Mom's Command - Bold N' Determined

Older male: Spectacular Bid - Alysheba - Ferdinand - Turkoman

Older female: Personal Ensign, Lady's Secret, Princess Rooney, Bayakoa

Turf male: John Henry, Manila, Theatrical, Steinlen

Turf female: Miesque, All Along, Pebbles, Royal Heroine

Sprint male: Groovy, Precisonist, Phone Trick, Smile

Sprint female: Gold Beauty, Very Subtle, Safely Kept, Pine Tree Lane


Feel free to argue or agree. I'd be interested in hearing takes from people who were around and betting or in the industry through that time.

I dont know if Smile was as good a sprinter as Chinook Pass.