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Old 01-07-2008, 07:39 PM
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..... define greatness?

Just wondering. I was having (another) Silent Witness fig... ummm, debate, and I realized that i can go on and on about why a particular horse is great but defining it altogether? A little tough.

Two rules..... what i don't want is an ultra-long soliloquy and no cliches allowed.

You know, short and to the point.

(Hemingwayesque).

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Old 01-07-2008, 08:03 PM
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Old 01-07-2008, 08:05 PM
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It also helps to overcome adversity at a very high level.....like Seattle Slew in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Ghostzapper when he was carried out 15 paths by Saint Liam in the Woodward.

The ability to win at a very high level when things don't go your own way.
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It also helps to overcome adversity at a very high level.....like Seattle Slew in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Ghostzapper when he was carried out 15 paths by Saint Liam in the Woodward.

The ability to win at a very high level when things don't go your own way.
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Old 01-07-2008, 09:16 PM
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It also helps to overcome adversity at a very high level....
The ability to win at a very high level when things don't go your own way.

like Invasor in the Whitney - way too close to a fast pace, crazy middle move and still wins.



edit: lets not forget his Donn race... where is Jara now??
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Old 01-11-2008, 10:39 AM
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It also helps to overcome adversity at a very high level.....like Seattle Slew in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Ghostzapper when he was carried out 15 paths by Saint Liam in the Woodward.

The ability to win at a very high level when things don't go your own way.
Was Ouija Board "Great"? What about Makybe Diva?
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Old 01-07-2008, 11:40 PM
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..... define greatness?

Just wondering. I was having (another) Silent Witness fig... ummm, debate, and I realized that i can go on and on about why a particular horse is great but defining it altogether? A little tough.

Two rules..... what i don't want is an ultra-long soliloquy and no cliches allowed.

You know, short and to the point.

(Hemingwayesque).

Who wants to go first?
If Silent Witness wasn't great he was very, very good...
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Old 01-08-2008, 12:06 AM
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If Silent Witness wasn't great he was very, very good...
To me, Silent Witness was like Lava Man. They were both dominant in their local area doing what they specialized in and beating the same opponents time and time again but left many questions unanswered when it came time to taking the show on the road. Sort of like Monashee, Hallowed Dreams, and Mister Frisky.
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