Greatest Living Racehorse?

[smuthg]

With pitchers and catchers reporting, it got me thinking about how Joe Dimaggio required he be introduced as "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" and of course my mind wondered to who is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"? It always seemed to me that the title of the "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" was more out of respect for the old guy who was still upright, and not a title was representative of the truly "best" living player. Using that as a basis (and the fact the HRTV documentary about him was on last night, which got me thinking even more about this question) is it safe to say that Cigar is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"?

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by smuthg

With pitchers and catchers reporting, it got me thinking about how Joe Dimaggio required he be introduced as "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" and of course my mind wondered to who is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"? It always seemed to me that the title of the "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" was more out of respect for the old guy who was still upright, and not a title was representative of the truly "best" living player. Using that as a basis (and the fact the HRTV documentary about him was on last night, which got me thinking even more about this question) is it safe to say that Cigar is the "Greatest Living Racehorse"?

First one to come to my mind...

Of course the "you-know-who" will arriving shortly to disagree

[PatCummings]

Hate to be specific, but might benefit you to declare the greatest living AMERICAN horse.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

Hate to be specific, but might benefit you to declare the greatest living AMERICAN horse.

Who is "greater" out there?

[Indian Charlie]

I think Sadlers Wells is still alive, at the ripe old age of 30.

AP Indy is still kicking.

I can think of many horses that were better than Cigar, though obviously less accomplished.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I think Sadlers Wells is still alive, at the ripe old age of 30.

Sadler's Wells, while pretty good, didn't really light the world on fire as a racehorse.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

AP Indy is still kicking.

I can think of many horses that were better than Cigar, though obviously less accomplished.

So are you saying you think AP Indy was better than Cigar? I can see trying to find a better horse than Cigar, but AP Indy would be quite a reach IMO.

[Princess Doreen]

Absolutely, positively, no question - the unconquerable, invincible, unbeatable CIGAR

[AeWingnut]

Cigar was a great ambassador for racing. He raced all over the US and won the inaugural Dubai World Cup.

[DaTruth]

It all depends on how you define greatest. Do you just look at a horse's record, such as how many Grade 1 races they won in a row? Do you extend the examination to include how many new fans are created by a particular horse?

[AeWingnut]

I think they should go by how many friends they have on Facebook

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

It all depends on how you define greatest. Do you just look at a horse's record, such as how many Grade 1 races they won in a row? Do you extend the examination to include how many new fans are created by a particular horse?

are you trying to suggest that Smarty Jones and / or Funny Cide are the best living race horses?

[mbahadur]

Tiznow was pretty good. Won more BC Classics than Cigar.