Rich Curtis: Who needs figures anyway? Just bet Hollendorfer.

OK, how about this? You be nicer to Zenyatta and I\'ll be meaner to Ragozin.

TGJB: Nice is a relative term. I think I\'ve been at least fair. I think Andy has too, though I get that you disagree.

Lost Cause: i dont mean to stir the pot even more but so many people are puttting z in a legendary status but i dont think she would make a top ten list.. I like her but not the way some people are talking about her

mandown: Hey, no more of this making nice crap - let\'s have the mental jousting continue. It\'s both entertaining and illuminating.

P-Dub: Lost Cause Wrote:
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> i dont mean to stir the pot even more but so many
> people are puttting z in a legendary status but i
> dont think she would make a top ten list.. I like
> her but not the way some people are talking about
> her


I don\'t think a horse has to make the top ten of an arbitrary list to be legendary.

I would consider John Henry a legendary horse, but he probably wouldn\'t make a top ten list of greatest horses.

A great horse wouldn\'t necessarily be legendary.  Legendary and great aren\'t the same thing.

BitPlayer: Coincidentally, John Henry is the horse that pops to mind when I read all the HOTY posts.  When he won HOTY in 1984, both Swale and Slew O\' Gold had probably accomplished more on the racetrack tht year, but John Henry was the fan favorite.

Boscar Obarra: And does anyone regret that choice today?