Re: Invasor? (525 Views)
Posted by:
fkach (IP Logged)
Date: June 27, 2007 08:27AM
IMO, horses like Ghostzapper and Invasor occupy a different place than Bid, Slew, Affirmed, Secretariat, Forego etc...., but not necessarily because of ability.
They are horses that demonstrated something beyond a single extremely fast figure, peak season, or record of intermittent great races. Their record of development and consistency right from the start of their careers suggests that had they continued running they would have joined that elite group above.
IMO, you just can't assume they would have accomplished a lot more had they continued, but they certainly rate above the horses that ran exceptionally well in spots and deserve some kind of special recognition for that.