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The Top 10 Gray Horses of All-time

Is Hansen or Creative Cause good enough to be considered one of the best gray thoroughbreds? If so, they would have to be better than some of the greatest horses of all time. Read More

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zatt · Great work, Matt. Although ... Native Dancer ahead of Spectacular Bid, and Winning Colors ahead of Princess Rooney? No!!! · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · Creative Cause is taking the same path to the Derby as another gray, Silver Charm. I like it. · 77 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Exactly, larooski, and CC is descended from the first grey Derby winner, Determine. · 77 days ago ·

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The Bid · Curlin was the best horse since The Bid, and The Bid was better than Secretariat. Not only do I rank The Bid as the best Gray of all Time, I rank him as The best Thoroughbred of all time... No one comes close the perfection of The Bid, undefeated from 7 furlongs to 1 1/4 mile. His American record still stands today, over 30 years later at the Classic distance of 1 1/4 mile. and we all know that classic distance is run by the best horses every year, The Derby, The BC Classic..etc.... · 77 days ago ·

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candice.c.curtis · I must agree about Skip Away - best grey horse of my lifetime :) · 77 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Kudos to Candice for the SUPERB "Gray Matters" photo collage! Thanks skipaway2000! · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · Skip Away no doubt the best horse gray since Andrew Beyer started making his speed numbers.. His figs were huge! · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · No telling what kinds of times Secretariat would have put up had he raced at 4. He ran 2:24 flat in June of his 3yo season! If he runs that distance as a 4yo 2:23 maybe? 2:22 and change? · 77 days ago ·

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The Bid · larooski, your right . there is no telling what time Secretariat COULD have put up, but the fact is he did not race at four, and The Bid did, and gave us a year in perfection carrying 130 lbs or more on numerous occasions. and remember this,The Bid 30 wins 4 losses, Secretariat 16 wins and 4 losses, · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · I don't see how Secretariat not racing at 4 makes him not as good. The track at Hollywood when The Bid broke that record was the fastest track ever for a race too. The Bid didn't even win the Belmont. If he was truely lame that morning he wouldn't have run. · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · The race that SB broke the record in was the Strub Stakes at Santa Anita. He came back 4 weeks later at the same track and distance and ran 3 seconds slower. SB Derby time was 2:02.4 · 77 days ago ·

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The Bid · Opinions..we all have them, I saw both great horses run, IMO The Bid was better, 30 wins 4 losses, 16 wins 4 losses hmmmm, food for thought, IMO when the great Secretariat came along, the public and media were craving for a super horse, it had been 25 yrs since Citataion ran, and as good as Secrtetariat was, IMO he was made a media star, remember he lost 4 races too. he was not perfect nad did not complete a perfect season, and the highest compliment for any horse is a WALKOVER........that he cannot take away from The Bid · 77 days ago ·

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ChristineDix · Gotta add a few. Eight Belles, Herbager, Izvestia, Waquoit, With Approval, Vigors. Also for the steeplechaser Desert Orchid and for the harness Racing Peeps-Greyhound and Admiral's Express. · 77 days ago ·

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stevebiscuit · Nice list, here's mine: 1) Spectacular Bid(IMO the greatest horse of all time, regardless of color), 2) Native Dancer(1950's Zenyatta), 3) Holy Bull(unbeatable on his best day), 4) Skip Away(ditto), 5) Silver Charm(gutsy as they come), 6) Lady's Secret(The Iron Lady), 7) Princess Rooney(as much praise as she gets, I still feel she's underrated), 8) Black Tie Affair(beat 2 Derby winners at 10 furlongs at Churchill Downs) 9) Winning Colors(Gary Stevens calls her SA Derby performance the best a horse has run for him) , 10) Cozzene(brilliant turf horse). · 77 days ago ·

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The Bid · race that SB broke the record in was the Strub Stakes at Santa Anita. He came back 4 weeks later at the same track and distance and ran 3 seconds slower. SB Derby time was 2:02.4 · 22 minutes ago · like 0 It was a Sloppy tarck that day. give me a break . 1 1/4 157 4/5 American and track record from Feb 3 1980, still stands today... · 77 days ago ·

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larooski · So the media made Secretariat? That's weak. I don't care how many times Secretariat lost, at his best he did things horses aren't supposed to be able to do. There have been horses with less than 4 losses. Does that make them better than SB? SB was not capable of doing the things that Secretariat did even at his best. Other horses have had walkovers too. That doesn't make them better. Secretariat set records in the Derby, Preakness(if the clock hadn't messed up) and Belmont. he broke the Belmont record by over 2 seconds. I'm pretty sure that's what made him a star. Lot's of horses have had perfect seasons. That doesn't make them better either.. · 77 days ago ·

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The Bid · it is all about opinions, I said media made more of what he was, and have some respect SB does not cut it, he was The Bid, no one comes close, good night · 77 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Great list, Matt! · 77 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Safety pin, c,mon. They went after Secretariat's record and failed and used Ron Franklin as the scapegoat. see it fo yourself as Ron Turcotte's statement has never been refuted.-http://youtu.be/8RiPScCSTDc · 77 days ago ·

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AnnaK · Love them all, and love HorseRacingAnarchy in black and white. · 77 days ago ·

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footlick · as ChristineDix mentioned, Vigors should be on the list. · 77 days ago ·

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Capper · silver charm over skippy for sure. That's a good list, but Holy Bull would be in my top10 · 77 days ago ·

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LennyGeorge · If u go back far enough, not a champion, but really admired, was a horse called "Miche"...(Southenr Cal) He had a nickname..."The Grey Ghost" · 77 days ago ·

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cpsoren121 · This is the best blog ever. Love the grays!!! · 77 days ago ·

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driveon · Honorable mention to my personal favorite Runaway Groom. If you don't know who he is, go watch the 1982 Travers Stakes · 77 days ago ·

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Mary AliceKier · Absolutely head over hooves in love with grays and this super blog honoring them! · 77 days ago ·

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footlick · Really nice blog! · 77 days ago ·

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CarlaShoppe · Love Skip Away was the best Gray in my time too! I also put Skip Away as one of the top horses in my book. He didn't win any of the triple crown races but was one of the most loved horses in the racing world during his era. Truly a special horse with so many fan and new fans alike! · 76 days ago ·

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KyOaksRunner · I love that you included Winning Colors and made Native Dancer #1 over Spectacular Bid! · 76 days ago ·

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francis · Skippy was 1 of my all-time favorites, too. Back to the present, you neglected to mention 1 more thing Hansen & Creative Cause have in common; they're both descendants of Secretariat. · 76 days ago ·

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shadowno · Gato del Sol, Vigors, Silver Charm, Spectacular Bid, La Zanzara. · 76 days ago ·

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ОльгаПикалова · Думаю,что самой выдающейся серой лошадью был Native Dancer. · 76 days ago ·

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525984 · all these comments and no one sees the 1997 belmont winner is stated to be lemhi gold?? good thing that stronach can't read as his Touch Gold was the winner · 76 days ago ·

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Bluegrass · Nice article Matt... Glad to see you included Black Tie Affair. Two others to consider: Monarchos (2001 Kentucky Derby winner), and Bull InThe Heather (1993 Florida Derby winner). · 75 days ago ·

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GoTexas · Great reading! I too love the grays. Thanks for the blog! · 75 days ago ·

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travel_vic · All grey Thoroughbred horses trace back to the Alcock’s Arabian (b1700). · 75 days ago ·

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JohnBourke · most folks have forgotten Melair but she was a sensational gray also, · 75 days ago ·

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AnthonyAndrews · What a great list. I love reading about the great racing heroes of the past. Dancer' and "The Bid" are certainly deserving. Are there any horses missing from this list that you feel are deserving? · 75 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Melair had a very short time in the sun, but during that time, was a phenom · 75 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · A couple of my personal favorites that did not make the Top 10: Smoke Glacken and Candy Eclair. · 74 days ago ·

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DANCERS1FAN · Definitely NATIVE DANCER as #1 and The Bid #2!!!!! · 72 days ago ·

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larooski · I think Native Dancer and Ghostzapper are the two most underrated horses on the Top 250 all-time list · 72 days ago ·

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cocoa2 · Hardly, look at Tom Fool and Alydar! · 72 days ago ·

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yukichan · In honor of St. Patrick's Day, EL PRADO--a beast on the track, but he really left his mark as a sire of sires and broodmares. One of Sadler's Wells all-time best. · 72 days ago ·

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carrotlady · What about Evening Attire? A very popular, well-liked horse in NY for a long time and won lots of stakes races. · 72 days ago ·

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carrotlady · What about Evening Attire? A very popular, well-liked horse in NY for a long time and won lots of stakes races. · 72 days ago ·

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travel_vic · EA was a plodder but tried hard each outing · 72 days ago ·

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John Nerud

genius in the breeding shed

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Racing Legend Nerud Buys Yearling at Age 98

John Nerud has built a breeding empire, one of the sport’s most successful stables, the marketing arm of the Breeders’ Cup, and mentored classic-winning trainers such as D. Wayne Lukas, Scotty Schulhofer, and Carl Nafzger, among his many other accomplishments. The native Nebraskan has done it with s...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 241 days ago ·

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