Horse of the World

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Doug, how good could Barbaro have been if they kept him on the lawn do you think? Thx.

Extremely good.

He was one of the best 2yo turf horses I ever saw run -- and because of the fact he improved with each start on dirt -- he may have been physically maturing and developing.

However, outside of Barbaro's Kentucky Derby win ... he didn't exactly achieve much on dirt...and he beat a very moderate Derby field with a perfect trip.

Barbaro was a case of what might have been.