Seabiscuit Vs Phar Lap
Who was better? Phar Lap or Seabiscuit. As a Aussie I say Phar Lap
sharei hate to burst everybody's bubble but get over makybe diva. Phar Lap and Seabiscuit are both better horses. Makybe Diva is the greatest Melbourne Cup horse ever but Australian racing is about more then that. Its almost impossible to compare horses from different countries. It should be noted that Phar Lap went to America and won what was at the time the richest race in the world in his first ever run on a dirt track before his death but both are great horses
shareDude that was harsh. That's like telling the american people to get over Smarty Jones right after he won the Preakness. You dont need to do that. let them be happy and think whatever they want to.
I for one, still think that Seabisuit was the best ever ever ever.
'Happiness. It made the whole dying thing pretty bearable.'
Yeah, exactly. Not to be rude, but shut up.
Makybe Diva beat the odds, to the person who asked who she beat. No mare has ever won the Melbourne Cup twice in a row, and Makybe Diva's won it three times in a row.
okay.. I am the person who asked who it was that she beat.
and I know she is the only mare to have done so so often.
But I still ask,
Who did she beat? Horses, any big named horses that everyone might know?
'Happiness. It made the whole dying thing pretty bearable.'
Well, if you don't know much about Makybe Diva, then I doubt you'll know some of the other horses.
But, She's Archie came second to Makybe Diva in the 2003 cup, and he was the horse I was backing at the time, he's a fairly well known horse. She would've been racing against Mummify, only he got scratched just before the race due to a fever. And any Australian who doesn't know who Mummify is, is an idiot.
In 2004, Vinnie Roe ran second, and Zazzman, third, to Makybe Diva, and again, they're pretty well know as well. In 2005, On a Jeune and Xcellent ran second and third, and On a Jeune was one of the favourites this year, but ended up running eighth or something.
So yeah, she has beaten a few well known horses.
Actually, lol, I was talking to that other person when I said to shut up, not you.
Phar Lap. I think most reasonable racing fans would take this view. Seabiscuit was a tough, fast, hard-knocker with a huge heart and a great story. Phar Lap was a stone, cold freak of nature.
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Dudes, you guys are in the wrong board. why don't you all go to the boards about Phar Lap's movie. Oh, wait......there isn't one.
Crazy Diamond#35
-Not everyone; just maybe 99.999999% of them deserve to be flatheads.
Hmm...?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086102/
Yeah, so, shut up unless you're actually right. Idiot.
*_good things come to those who can shove it in their mouths.
I stand corrected. Hey, it happens. Everyone is wrong at times.
Yeah, so, shut up unless you're actually right. Idiot.
My apologies, I thought you were being rude about us having a discussion about Phar Lap on here.
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"I think it's better to break a man's leg than his heart."
- Seabiscuit
Dude, no need to apologize. I was wrong. I shot my mouth off about something I knew nothing about. Eh, ya live and learn.
Crazy Diamond#35
-Not everyone; just maybe 99.999999% of them deserve to be flatheads.
They were both great movies, and I'm not alone in that observation:
http://www.sportzflickz.com/top-50-sports-movies/
It's interesting because both horses became famous around the Great Depression and both gave hope to a nation as a result.
shareIn his prime Seabiscuit beats all comers! Laura Hildenbrand proved it mathematically through her extensive research. Seabiscuit was the fastest horse on both dry and wet surfaces bar none.
Seabiscuit would have broken Secretariat just like he broke War Admiral.
It's not boasting, it's just fact.
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Laura Hillenbrand researched this subject exhaustively for many years when preparing historical accounts to write Seabiscuit. She proved through mathematical equations with 1/4 pole lap times and personal observations that Seabiscuit was the fastest horse that ever lived. He would have broken Secretariat's heart the same way he destroyed War Admiral on the turf. Whether he was behind, in bad weather, or not 100% Seabiscuit in his prime (many years older than the standard 3 year old) was the fastest horse ever. It's not an opinion...it's just a fact. That ugly, small, knock-kneed saddle pony was the fastest equine the world will ever see. Keep your kentucky derby trophies, fine breeding, and beautiful manes. I'll take a high-speed/low-drag saddle pony any day. It was the perfect storm: right owner, trainer, and jockey at the right time!
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