05-20-2010, 09:59 AM
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Churchill Downs
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 1,969
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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
79 was slightly before my time.
My contenders for next best crop would probably, off the top of my head, have to be between 1985, 1989 and 1998 (not many would agree with 98).
85 had Spend a Buck, Chiefs Crown, Proud Truth, Skywalker and many other top flight horses.
89 had SS, EG, KG and Houston.
98 had IC, RQ, VG, EOTY, LL, HH, Artax, Old Trieste, Coronados Quest, Cape Town. Overall, a very underappreciated group.
I don't know. 85 was crazy deep though.
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My favorite from the 1985 3yos was Turkoman. His stretch rally in the 1986 Tallahasee Hcp was one of the best I've ever seen. It was a sprint and the fractions were crazy, but it was still remarkable how he ran down the leaders.
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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