bdw inspired me to go back through the history books and see how American Pharoah stacks up number-wise with prior Grade 1 winners.
No look at 'quality' here, just 'quantity' of wins, limiting the analysis to Grade 1 wins at 6f to 14f since 01-Jan-1990. (This keeps out the Steeplechasers.)
In the following list, I've only included those with 5 or more Grade 1 Wins, and show their 'gender', too.
Name # of G1 Ws Gender
ZENYATTA 13 Female
AZERI 11 Female
CIGAR 11 Male
SERENA'S SONG 11 Female
WISE DAN 11 Male
PASEANA 10 Female
SKIP AWAY 10 Male
GAME ON DUDE 8 Male
HEAVENLY PRIZE 8 Female
SKY BEAUTY 8 Female
ASHADO 7 Female
FLAWLESSLY 7 Female
GIO PONTI 7 Male
LAVA MAN 7 Male
SHARP CAT 7 Female
SIGHTSEEK 7 Female
ACCLAMATION 6 Male
BEAUTIFUL PLEASURE 6 Female
BEHOLDER 6 Female
BEST PAL 6 Male
BLIND LUCK 6 Female
CURLIN 6 Male
ENGLISH CHANNEL 6 Male
GINGER PUNCH 6 Female
GO FOR WAND 6 Female
HOLY BULL 6 Male
INSIDE INFORMATION 6 Female
POINT GIVEN 6 Male
POSSIBLY PERFECT 6 Male
ROYAL DELTA 6 Female
AMERICAN PHAROAH 5 Male
BANSHEE BREEZE 5 Female
BETTER TALK NOW 5 Male
CLOSE HATCHES 5 Female
CONGAREE 5 Male
COURT VISION 5 Male
DEVIL HIS DUE 5 Male
EINSTEIN 5 Male
INDIAN BLESSING 5 Female
INVASOR 5 Male
KOTASHAAN 5 Male
LEMON DROP KID 5 Male
LOOKIN AT LUCKY 5 Male
MEADOW STAR 5 Female
MUSIC NOTE 5 Female
POINT OF ENTRY 5 Male
RACHEL ALEXANDRA 5 Female
REAL QUIET 5 Male
RIBOLETTA 5 Female
SANDPIT 5 Male
SHARED BELIEF 5 Male
SILVERBULLETDAY 5 Female
STARDOM BOUND 5 Female
TWICE THE VICE 5 Female
UNTAPABLE 5 Female
WITH ANTICIPATION 5 Male
YOU 5 Female
Beyond American Pharoah, Untapable is still active ... maybe Wise Dan, too. Not sure about Point of Entry.
Grade 1 Winners
Moderators: Roguelet, hpkingjr, WaveMaster
Re: Grade 1 Winners
Point of Entry is at Adena Springs.
Beholder is also active.
Wise Dan is in light exercise from his injury.
Beholder is also active.
Wise Dan is in light exercise from his injury.