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Starlight Racing

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Todd A. Pletcher

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Kentucky (USA) by Aaron U Jones - Marie D. Jones - [Add Data]

Pedigree:

Saint Ballado - Goulash by Mari's Book

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7.82/10

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Eclipse Award Selections - Of the 21st century!

Who are the best of the best of the first dozen years of the 21st century? Help me decide...Read More

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cocoa2 · Monarchos? · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Sorry, but Point Given was superior to Monarchos in the 3yo male class of 2001. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Curlin not among the top older horses? DWC, Stephan Foster, Woodward, and JCGC? Zapper raced four times as a 4yr old, Tiznow was out most of the year. Inasor had a heck of a year as an older male, had a DWC and BCC. I can get not wanting to count Curlin's BCC. However, did win a total of 5 grade ones in 2008, while Invasor only won 4 in 2006. The amount he traveled during that time was unbelievable. He did lose twice, however they were on turf and synthetic, I don't remember Invasor ever trying those two surfaces. If one is willing to overlook Curlin's BCC win as a three year old then you must Tiznow. As an older Horse he was awesome in his three wins, but he lost three times, on his own surfaces. Curlin had the better older season there. Zapper was brilliant no doubt, but raced four times total and twice in sprints. Obviously brilliant and that gets him in, but Curlin nails him on durability and strength of schedule. Top four here should have been Invasor, Curlin, Mineshaft, and Zapper. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Bernardini won the Preakness, Dandy, Travers, and JCGC...pretty good if you ask me. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · Curlin was a tough call, but notice he is on the 3yo male list, and the Horse of the Year list. I thought Curlin was better at 3 ... here are the horses who finished 2nd or 3rd in his three wins in the U.S at 4: Einstein (not as good on dirt), Barcoloa, Past the Point, Wandering Boy (twice), and Merchant Marine. Blame it on the surface or not, but the best horses Curlin faced as an older horse, he lost to. Don't get me wrong, Curlin was a fantastic horse, but his credentials as only an older horse are not quite as strong as a few others of the decade in my opinion, including Tiznow, who won some big stakes in California early in the year, and then came back from health problems to win an amazing BC Classic, his second straight. No horse has done that. And by the way, Curlin won 4 graded stakes (all grade 1) in 2008, not 5. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Wanderin Boy also was beaten by Invasor. Invasor beat Wild Desert, West Virginina and Sun King, all of those are not exactly World beaters. His Donn win against Hesanoldsalt? Brian, the competition card can go both ways. Both faced some nice horses in their big races, but in their other grade ones the horses that lined up against both were less than stellar. I would actually say Einnstein was a better horse than Sun King. Tiznow lost as well, so that card can also be played. Anything that can be said against Curlin can be said against at least one of the other horses on the list. · 24 days ago ·

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zatt · With all due respect, several horses that Invasor beat in the BC Classic, were better than any horse Curlin defeated as an older horse ... just look at the fields, there is absolutely no comparison. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Brian, as i state, both faced very good horses in their "big races." DWC and BCC are what i'm counting as big races. In the DWC Curlin faced several top horses, and not ony beat them, but decimated them. · 24 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Also to be fair, if you do not count Curlin's 3yr old Classic win then Tiznow's should not either. Both horses faced a lot, Curlin won some pretty big stakes back east his year too. Tiznow did have some good wins as a 4yr old, but if we are only counting 4yr old seasons in that vote then Curlin gets him. Both lost, but Curlin's season overall was better. He took the DWC, and came back to campaign an entire season, when many typically are knocked out for half the season. Not only did he come back he won 3 more grade ones. · 24 days ago ·

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dubby30 · Have to agree with DeatHeat on this one, all respect both ways to the argument though, when looking at the whole of the seasons, Curlin's should be the last we are debating, he would be on the older list quicker than the Zap and Tiznow, the Zap is especially questionable due to the 4 starts he made at 4 he made a start in a G2 and a G3, certainly not the schedule of an all time horse or one to be ranked up with a horse starting exclusively in Grade 1 races as an older horse. DWC, SFoster, WoodWard, Jockey Gold Cup, far out weigh the Tom Fool, Iselin, Woodward & BCC. But thats just my opinion. A horse like Curlin was tested in ways Ghostzapper never knew, and should be respected for that, so if there's anyone that should be debated, it should be Ghostzapper and Tiznow. · 24 days ago ·

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dubby30 · Also remember 2 year old filly – Sweet Catomine, 3 year old male – Summer Bird, Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex & Barbaro who i feel was twice the horse Bernardini ever was. · 24 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · No Ginger Punch? Blasphemy! · 24 days ago ·

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LAZMANNICK · Once again, truth, realism and actual facts should never be in the same sentence as Dubby. · 23 days ago ·

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zatt · I just posted my choices for each division ... can't wait to hear your opinions. · 23 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · Curlin or Invasor for HOTY..........Curlin is my pick. · 23 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · Invasor barely edges out Zenyatta.....really? · 23 days ago ·

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zatt · Hey, at least your boy got best 3yo male of the decade ... and by the way, if Curlin had won the BC Classic in 2008, he would have won the biggest award going away. · 23 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · i am thrilled he got 3yo male! But Zenyatta never ran in the DWC, which Curlin and Invasor won. Curlin beat I believe two future DWC winners, Gloria de Campeo and Well Armed, by a huge margin. He also beat Premium Tap, who finished second to Invasor in the year prior. Both were amazing race horses. But Curlin's DWC and winning margin against two future winners, makes him winner in my book. I get that the loss in the 2008 BCC was a downer, but at least it was "off" his normal surface. If he had lost on dirt, i would understand. But do you really think Raven's Pass would have won on dirt? LOL · 23 days ago ·

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curlin.bandwagoneer · BTW, i agree with your other picks, if that is any consolation ;) · 23 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · For me, HOTY is Invasor and Curlin, not Zenyatta. Two big races doesn't do it for me, not when she could have dominated open races in Cali just as easily she did females in 09 and 2010. Curlin lost after a hard hard hard season. If he won the Classic that year, then he would have been one of the top 100 TB racers of all time, not just this century. · 23 days ago ·

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zatt · Like I said before, Curlin was a fantastic horse, but frankly his five races in the U.S. in 2008, or after returning from Dubai, include two losses and three weak fields. I just didn't think he was quite the same as he was before going to Dubai. · 23 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · I love this idea! But you know me, I have to go with Midnight Lute. · 23 days ago ·

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DeadHeat · Two losses taking risks not many other top horses are willing to take. How often do we see a to dirt or turf star try and switch surfaces? Invasor faced some weak field in 06 too. · 23 days ago ·

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andiggs · You should give Blame some kind of award to make up for last year's travesty. · 23 days ago ·

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slteam17 · I know this is from the what could have been category, but still Barbaro deserves a mention for his win in the '06 Derby and his undefeated campaign up to that point. · 23 days ago ·

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shadowno · Curlin was pronounced steroid free in 2008. It makes perfect sense his races as a 4yo did not equal his steroid enhanced 3yo campaign. · 23 days ago ·

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LAZMANNICK · Well Armed, a winner of 7 or 24 lifetime races, won the DWC by 14 lengths. Volponi, a winner of 7 of 31 races lifetime, won a BCC by 6 lengths. I guess that makes them real all time favorites, certainly a better horse than Zenyatta. Too bad Zenyatta never got to face Macho Again and Flashing and Persistently. Then maybe we could mention her in the same sentence as all these greats. · 23 days ago ·

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12thCrown · Afleet Alex was a pretty strong 3YO and never considered Invasor the best of that bunch. He ran in an era of "who-dat's" as well... · 22 days ago ·

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cugel the clever · Afleet Alex's Preakness victory was the most astounding and impressive recovery from near disaster I've ever seen in 50 years of watching racing. This race alone should place him in the top 100. Check this video of the race which includes super slomo of the incident. I get a sick feeling every time I see it - a reminder of the razor edge between tragedy and triumph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfFzODoD7YY · 22 days ago ·

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cugel the clever · Afleet Alex's Preakness victory was the most astounding and impressive recovery from near disaster I've ever seen in 50 years of watching racing. This race alone should place him in the top 100. Check this video of the race which includes super slomo of the incident. I get a sick feeling every time I see it - a reminder of the razor edge between tragedy and triumph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfFzODoD7YY · 22 days ago ·

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zatt · Afleet Alex was fantastic, and his Preakness was unbelievable, hard to keep him off the list ... Invasor was a champion in three continents, and beat an excellent BC Classic field. · 22 days ago ·

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travel_vic · another potential monster we were robbed of seeing mature · 22 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · Zenyatta would've smoked Curlin. · 22 days ago ·

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Winplacsho · Though all were great, I think Ghostzapper was the most freakish (and just as dominating) of the group and would be my pick for HOY. · 21 days ago ·

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GregRiessland · i don't think zen could beat curlin and zen hasn't smoked anyone she nips you at the wire. runs hard enough to win. she should have smoked all the washed up girls, nope runs hard enough just to win. · 21 days ago ·

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1satmay · really havre? Did we forget about rags to riches ! · 13 days ago ·

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1satmay · sorry! missed her in 3yo · 13 days ago ·

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racingrooter · I'm with winplaceshow. I think Ghostzapper is the best horse of the 20th century thus far. There are some other great horses mentioned here, but GZ would have left them all eating his dirt. · 13 days ago ·

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racingrooter · Oops, meant 21st century. I'm only 12 years behind. :-) · 13 days ago ·

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Haskin: Best Fillies of the Past 50 Years

Many racing fans are prepared to state emphatically that Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are two of the best, if not THE best, fillies of the past half-century. The list from which to chose, however, is longer than most think. Below is a reminder just how extensive that list is. With almost half the y...Read More

Source: cs.bloodhorse.com · Posted 570 days ago ·

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Protagonist · In my humble opinion ,I think that the best Fillies of the past 50 years are: Zenyatta,Personal Ensign,Cicada,Susan's Girl, Ruffian, Shuvee, Genuine Risk, Winning Colors, Rachel Alexandra, Rags to Riches. · 325 days ago ·

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dubby30 · Anyone listing Rags to Riches on their top 10 anything list loses all credibility. · 325 days ago ·

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Thoroughbred44 · Why would that be? Rags To Riches was a great filly winning the Belmont, the longest of the three. · 325 days ago ·

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mrsmaryzinke · dubbthough I do like Rags To Riches, Your comment was actually pretty good and funny. · 325 days ago ·

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mrsmaryzinke · That got cut off. Dubby. Your comment is true, unless she's on a top flashy chestnuts list. · 325 days ago ·

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BrianBradley · 1) Ruffian 2)Lady's Secret 3) Personal Ensign 4) Rachel Alexandra 5)Zenyatta 6)Bold N Determined 7) Regret 8) Genuine Risk 9) Go For Wand 10) Inside Information · 249 days ago ·

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xMystix · I'm glad that Mr. Haskin mentions other great fillies and mares other than the ones that are totally fresh in our minds. There were even horses that I have forgotten about or haven't even heard of. Certainly, all these wonderful horses deserve recognition and respect, past and present. But what a talented list! It's hard to really choose a top 10 with these wonderful fillies and mares. · 249 days ago ·

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MikeSek · 1) ZENYATTA 2) RUFFIAN 3) LADY'S SECRET 4) GENUINE RISK 5) BOLD N' DETERMINED 6) SUSAN'S GIRL 7) PERSONAL ENSIGN 8) GO FOR WAND 9) INSIDE INFORMATION 10) SHUVEE · 46 days ago ·

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MikeSek · 1) ZENYATTA 2) RUFFIAN 3) LADY'S SECRET 4) GENUINE RISK 5) BOLD N' DETERMINED 6) SUSAN'S GIRL 7) PERSONAL ENSIGN 8) GO FOR WAND 9) INSIDE INFORMATION 10) SHUVEE · 46 days ago ·

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warrena · TA WEE .#1 DR FAGERS 1/2 sister. check her record and weight she carried ...non of the fillies,mares would carry that weight...case closed · 46 days ago ·

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driveon · I'm surprised not a single person has Dance Smartly on their list-she certainly belongs in the argument as does Glorious Song · 46 days ago ·

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warrena · ta wee enough said · 46 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Mioesque, Ta Wee, Safely Kept, Lady's Secret, Ruffian...there are many · 46 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · 1) Zenyatta 2) Lady's Secret 3) Personal Ensign 4) Go For Wand 5) Bayakoa 6) Azeri 7) Rachel Alexandra 8) Twilight Tear 9) Gallorette 10) Busher · 38 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Ta Wee. Shuvee. Zenyatta.personal Ensign. Lady's Secret. Ruffian. Dark Mirage. Go for wand. Davona Dale. Dahlia. Cicada Rachel Alexandra. Straight Deal. · 38 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Big hole in not adding Bayakoa (39 21-9-0), Miesque (16 12-3-1). Chris Everett (15 10-2-2), Haynies Maria (9 8-1-0). Genuine Risk (15 10-3-2), Go For Wand (13 12 -2-0), umtaz Mahal (1- 7-2-0), La Prevayonte ( 39 25-5-3), Lady's Secret ( 45 25-9-3), Two Lea (25 15-6-3)Top Flight (16 12-0-0), Ta Wee (21 15-2 1), Spinaway (9 7-2-0),Sky Beauty (21 15-2-2), Pretty Polly (24 22-2-0), Princess Rooney ( 21 17-2-1), Pan Zareta ( `5` 76-31-21) in a class of her own!, Myrtylwood ( 22 15-4-2), Mollie McCarthy ( 17 15-0-0), Maskette ( 17 12-3-0) · 38 days ago ·

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~RuffianQueenOfRacing~ · Ruffian · 22 days ago ·

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SandyChapman · Althea, if only she hadn't tired in the Kentucky Derby. She was a hero to me. · 21 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · I love this thread. It helped change my life last spring. · 21 days ago ·

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zatt · Tell us more, Mary. · 21 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · I sent a message. lol · 21 days ago ·

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RIPbarbaro14 · 1) Zenyatta 2) Rachel Alexandra 3) Eight Bells 4)Ruffian 5)Lady's Secret 6) Mariahs Storm 7) Top Flight 8) Bold'N Determined 9)Shuvee 10) rags To Riches. Those are the top 10 best fillies of the last 50 years · 20 days ago ·

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travel_vic · no Miesque, Go For Wand? Landaluce, Storm Flag Flying Azeri You need to read more · 19 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Bayakoa, Paeana? My goodness · 19 days ago ·

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Ashado

Asadho was a constently top filly and mare. Loved to watch her.

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Ashado

was bred to Steet Cry this year

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Ashado's Half-Brother Wins Aqueduct Bow

Lauburu, a half-brother to dual champion Ashado, held on by a nose to graduate first out at Aqueduct on Saturday. Purchased for $925,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, Lauburu stumbled slightly at the start, prompted the pace in second while racing outside of the early leader, took the le...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 452 days ago ·

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Ranking Rachel and Zenyatta All-Time

How do Rachel and Zenyatta rank with the greatest females of all-time? Ryan Patterson takes a look for HRN.Read More

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invasor · Great look back at some of the greatest fillies and mares of all time. It's terrific for the sport of racing to have two stars like Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta that embody greatness and capture the imagination of so many fans and we are here to witness it. By the way, I'm going to have to add Goldikova to the all-time list of the greatest fillies and mares. · 701 days ago ·

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Rossington · I'm old enough that I've seen all of the fillies on this list from Ruffian on up race in their careers. Although each is uniquely different in their racing style, the one common denominator among all of the fillies that I saw race that are on this list is a "tremendous will to win." No quit in any of these fillies, that's why they're on this list. As far as just pure, blinding, front-running speed and ability, Ruffian for me easily surpasses them all. She would bolt out of the gate, go straight to the lead, and never relinquish it, during all 10 for 10 of her completed races. She tragically broke down in her 11th start in the 1974 match race against 74' Kentucky Derby winning colt "Foolish Pleasure." A race she was leading until she broke her leg. I also, for my money, don't think there's any question about that Zenyatta is the greatest on this list for a deep closer. As great as Ruffian was for a confirmed front runner, Zenyatta is just as equally great as a deep closer. I've never seen another filly/mare that possesses the size, strength, and a stride length that enables her to make up so much ground so quickly, that she has won nearly all of her 14 lifetime starts by taking the wide, overland route. Remarkable. The best filly on this list for distance, as a stayer, for me is Genuine Risk. She more than proved that in 1980 by beating colt's at 1-1/4 in the 80' Kentucky Derby. Came right back, finishing 2nd to Kodex at 1-3/16 in the 80' Preakness. Then cemented that legacy by racing, and again finishing a game 2nd to the colts at 1-1/2 in the 80' Belmont Stakes. The greatest one single race, that showed the most heart for a filly on this list would be, for me, Personal Ensign's triumph in the 1988 Breeders Cup Distaff. I say that only because she was racing over a muddy, sloppy track. Against another great filly in 88' Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors, and at the 1/4 pole, Personal Ensign looked like a filly who's undefeated record would suffer it's first blemish. But digging into that Churchill Downs mud, and showing the "heart" of a champion, that she was, Personal Ensign summoned the "will to win", ultimately nailing Winning Colors at the wire. She overcame terrible track conditions, and a very high quality competitor in Winning Colors, and ultimately prevailed. That's my take on 4 of the fillies on this list. It's all only the way I saw them. I'm sure everyone did not see it through the same eyes that I saw it through. · 701 days ago ·

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Rossington · invasor, Excellent call on Goldikova, IMO. I think she's long overdue her proper notoriety as one of racing's great champion fillies. · 701 days ago ·

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Medlocke · In the modern era of racing right now, I don't think that we'll see Zenyatta beaten in what's left of her racing career. Or at least certainly not beaten by another filly or mare. That said, Ruffian is the one filly that I've seen through my years of watching thoroughbred racing that really did have enough of the combination of speed and stamina that she potentially could have been the filly that could withstand Zenyatta's closing onslaught. Achievement wise, I think you'd have to say that Zenyatta has eclipsed Ruffian. But in all fairness, Ruffian's brilliant career was cut tragically short. Who knows how many races that Ruffian could have gone onto win had she not tragically broken down against Foolish Pleasure in 1975? As for rating Rachel Alexandra against Ruffian? Rachel, IMO, doesn't rate against Ruffian. Rachel Alexandra's running style is much like Ruffian's was. But, IMO, Ruffian would have destroyed Rachel Alexandra on the front end of a race. Plus, Ruffian often drew further ahead, to draw away from the competition in her win's. Not just barely hung on to win by the slimmest of margins. TJMO. · 642 days ago ·

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humphrey · Friend works at the Saratoga National Racing Hall of Fame and often states: During times when there is no greatness to be had, very good is p0ushed upward to fill the gap. Greatness perspective takes time. · 642 days ago ·

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Jonah5110 · Actually, as of now, Zenyatta ranks 33rd and Rachel Alexandra is 43rd. That's out of all horses all time, including males · 638 days ago ·

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Goulash, Dam of Champion Ashado, Euthanized

Goulash, dam of two-time champion Ashado and two other graded stakes winners, was euthanized Sept. 30 because of founder. The 16-year-old daughter of Mari's Book was owned by Aaron and Marie Jones and boarded at the Taylor family's Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky.Read More

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Unbridled's Song Colt Sells for $925,000

A half-brother to dual champion Ashado was bought by agent Demi O'Byrne for $925,000, top price during the first session of the Keeneland sale Sept. 14.Read More

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