[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Danzig

the mother theresa/pope comment was a response to something that roller doc said, that he wasn't getting called 'great' due to his connections. i just wanted him to understand that i didn't think big brown would run faster if someone else owned him, even if it was a saint.
also, i meant better than the other three year olds this year, his actual peers in this crop.
and yes, historically, i would call him ordinary compared to some of our best ever-that is exactly what i meant.

perhaps i am being a bit too harsh with the horse-after all, other than his belmont, he's won every race. and of course we all know you can't help what competition you face. however, competition has to be taken into consideration when you start throwing the word 'great' around. and like in so many other years, i think people are far too quick to use that word in reference to the horse of the moment. so maybe i go too far in the other direction in an attempt to 'right the ship' so to speak. there is no way we have the amount of great horses some people are trumpeting every year. we want a great horse, everyone wants that. so too often a horse is called that-maybe to make a wish a reality? problem is, you have to find a horse who really fits that bill.

Well said.

--Dunbar