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Old 06-29-2008, 04:33 PM
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I hated Sea Hero.. likely because of Bailey, but for whatever reason. I've always felt he was the luckiest 'big race' winner ever. And why there is a statue of him in the Saratoga paddock continues to escape my comprehension. Of all the Travers winners in history, Sea Hero gets a monument in the Spa enclosure?
I think Sea Hero is the only horse in history to win the Champagne, Kentucky Derby, and Travers. He was 8-1, 13-1, and 6-1 in each of those contests, which aside from the BC Juvenile and the other Triple Crown races were the only races of consequence he ran in. He won each of those by open lengths, too. When he chose to fire, he was at the top of that mediocre crop of horses.

None of that means he needs a statue in his honor, but he by no means should be lumped in with a bunch of one-hit wonders like Frost Giant, Wagon Limit, or Ah-Ha...
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Old 06-29-2008, 05:38 PM
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None of that means he needs a statue in his honor, but he by no means should be lumped in with a bunch of one-hit wonders like Frost Giant, Wagon Limit, or Ah-Ha...
Well... I know Chuck will stand up for Wagon Limit, so I'll leave it to him...

I'll do the standing up for 'a-ha'... Take On Me, and the video (one of the 10 best evah), and an excellent and under-appreciated Bond title track to their everlasting credit...

Take On Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWXyEHoN88

Living Daylights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUGsS...eature=related
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Old 06-29-2008, 05:51 PM
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Well... I know Chuck will stand up for Wagon Limit, so I'll leave it to him...

I'll do the standing up for 'a-ha'... Take On Me, and the video (one of the 10 best evah), and an excellent and under-appreciated Bond title track to their everlasting credit...

Take On Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWXyEHoN88

Living Daylights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUGsS...eature=related
Best video of all-time is Cryin' by Aerosmith....I know Alicia was 15, but as Nature Boy Ric Flair would proclaim....whoooooo!!!
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:41 PM
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Street Hero ran well to finish for third in spite of giving a talent edge to some in the field. Not a bad looker either. Maybe he enjoys the stretch out beyond today's 5.5.
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