Yeah -- the Beyer figures for top class older males have really shrunk.
Running Stag was a very good horse here on lasix.
Here he is battling with Behrens and Real Quiet in the '99 Mass Cap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQPS-eRBuVo
He won the Brooklyn Handicap by 7+ lengths over Sir Bear and Golden Missile next time out getting 9fs in 1:46.20 and he won the Mass Cap the following year.