jrem1

That was right before I joined the HRN site. I would scroll through some of the comments as AP was making his run for the Triple. There were some pretty interesting and colorful opinions expressed back then.:)

I had forgotten where you had him on your all time rankings list. Just asking out of curiosity. Not trying to stir it up.:)

No wrong answers here. They were all op front runners. My favorite AP, well, I can't see him hanging on against this bunch, but he probably gets in the super. The KD wasn't his best result by time. I think Seattle Slew and then the Bid.

That could be true with the PEDs of the 70s. I can't speak for horse racing at that time as a kid and teen I followed football and baseball during that time. And yes, football had its share of problems with all that stuff. I know the Steelers offensive line, well, some were given shots all the time, and there was Lyle Alzado with the Raiders and all that. So possible many other sports could have taken advantage of the product. It was just all over the place back then.

That's true and Cigar came on later after he tried some racing on turf. Many great 4 yr olds of late don't race as much early on in their 3 yr old seasons. It's a little different from what we saw in the 1970s...horses like the Bid, Affirmed, and Seattle Slew. Many of the horses who come back from racing in Dubai never seem to be the same. At least in recent yrs.

It's definitely thought provoking. I kind of feel the same. Authentic as an older 3 yr old really ran some fast times. His KD, Preakness, and BCC times were all like top 3 or 5 all time which is the irony when looking at Hall of Fame evaluations between Justify and Authentic. If they had had the TC season in a normal yr, Authentic probably doesn't show as well. He's kind of an Arrogate in that sense as he could be considered a late bloomer.

Pretty good feeling about it if you add in Horse of the Year along with all the rest.

Kind of an interesting tidbit for thought to throw out there...... Do you think Authentic makes it in to the Hall of Fame? He does have two more races than Justify. Justify on the merit of his triple crown has a good argument to get in even if he only raced 6 times. Lots of debate when it comes to evaluating some of these really good modern day racers when considering them for the Hall. California Chrome is a no doubt due to his long career. Arrogate should go in may be.

Authentic was beginning to have that all time feel to him. It's just the nature of the game and business, if you will, these days. Would have loved to have seen him run at 4. He might have been untouchable.

This is definitely great to hear.