Great Forgotten Horses

[smartbid09]

"Not sure any on the list can exactly be called great--a subjective word--though some seemed destined for greatness," this makes so much sense to me. I should have titled my article horses who seemed destind for greatness.

[smartbid09]

I would love to have more names of horses who seemed destined for greatness.

I don't know if landaluce would count?
would she?

[prudery]

Originally Posted by smartbid09

I would love to have more names of horses who seemed destined for greatness.

I don't know if landaluce would count?
would she?

A good choice --she was brilliant ...

Blue Peter , an excellent War Admiral juvenile that died before his three year old season might be another .

Graustark another vastly promising incomplete .

I would say Barbaro --though some deem him great already ...

And Tim Tam, b. 1955--surely a TC winner until he fractured a sesamoid in the stretch.

[Diver67]

T.V. Lark is not forgotten! My first favorite--conqueror of Kelso on turf--lives on (if barely) through Bertrando and Quack (damsire of Misremembered, so there's hope).

[prudery]

Originally Posted by Diver67

T.V. Lark is not forgotten! My first favorite--conqueror of Kelso on turf--lives on (if barely) through Bertrando and Quack (damsire of Misremembered, so there's hope).

Maybe not by you thankfully, but his name rarely comes up .

He was formidable on the lawn and if I remember correctly, Longden rode him ...

[clyde]

OH!!


How about..........






..phooey---I forgot his name.

[Diver67]

Graustark is a good one. I think he came undefeated into the Bluegrass with a ton of hype, but lost that race and suffered a career-ending injury. He had a classic pedigree too (by Ribot) and could have been any kind.

And even I wouldn't call T.V. Lark "great," but he was pretty good. His daughter Pink Pigeon was a real flyer on the turf as well.