Old Rosebud

[Calzone Lord]

Old Rosebud was a truly great horse.

In my opinion, for him to have been rated only the 88th best racehorse of the 20th century by the Blood-Horse panel was a farce.

He should have been rated much higher, and he was seemingly discredited for competing in claiming races, at an old age, at the very tail-end of his career.

He was one of the best 2-year-old champions of all-time. His Kentucky Derby win rates as one of the most impressive and dominant in the entire history of the race. His comeback from injury off of a 3-year layoff, to capture Horse of the Year honors at age six represents the greatest comeback in the sports history. He made another dramatic comeback from a serious injury at age 8 before tailing off under ruthless campaigning.