The Best turf/dirt horse in the last 50 years?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

Balto Star came to mind mostly because he popped at a big price in the UN Handicap.

I like Balto Star about as much as anybody, but he's a farcry from belonging in this conversation.

Not that Barbaro and Big Brown have a morsel of a claim either, but at least they own that 'what if' factor.

[randallscott35]

Affirmed Success was decent on both

[blackthroatedwind]

He wasn't great on turf, but Dr. Fager probably belongs on the list. I think he beat Fort Marcy in the UN.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He wasn't great on turf, but Dr. Fager probably belongs on the list. I think he beat Fort Marcy in the UN.

and gave him 16 pounds!

he got champion turf horse after that one effort, but what an effort.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I like Balto Star about as much as anybody, but he's a farcry from belonging in this conversation.

Not that Barbaro and Big Brown have a morsel of a claim either, but at least they own that 'what if' factor.

I understand. When you start at the top everyone else is stacked somewhere down the line and my mentioning Balto Star has created a new low.
However, when a horse is favored in the majority of his races and the public lets them go at the longest price of their career they become memorable which brought him to mind. I never claimed he belonged with any of the aforementioned horses.

I suppose there should be some criteria to determine what qualifies a horse in this conversation. For instance Balto Star ran the majority of his races on the dirt and I'm not sure he ever won a G1. His lone G1 came on the grass if memory serves me correct. If I can avoid lowering the threshold any more than I have already I'll throw in Court Vision.

[Port Conway Lane]

I forgot about Waya. Top ten for sure.