Re: Invasor? (443 Views)
Posted by:
fkach (IP Logged)
Date: July 01, 2007 08:53PM
Michael,
One of the problems with going back as far as Swaps is that few if any of us actually saw those horses run or are very familiar with the competition and quality of the impressive final times they might have put up.
I have no doubt that Swaps was a great horse, but the only person I ever met that actually saw most of the old time greats swore up and down that Count Fleet would have destroyed all of them. It's hard for me to take that kind of thing too seriously without first hand knowledge.
For me, the modern era starts with Buckpasser, Damascus, Fager and Kelso. Even though I never saw any of them run live, I've seen enough film and PPs of their opponents etc... to be sure of their greatness.