The Washington Post, September 20th, 1997
When there is a single outstanding horse in the country, he has a good chance to be hailed as a superstar. Cigar became the decade's most celebrated thoroughbred as he won 16 races in a row against largely undistinguished competition. When there are only two outstanding horses competing in a given season, they may be praised for being fierce battlers in a great rivalry, as was the case with Easy Goer and Sunday Silence in 1989. But if three or more great ones come along at the same time and take turns beating each other, their merits might be overlooked because none is able to compile a notabl...
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