What’s in a (Race) Name? The Versatility of Bold Ruler
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You couldn’t really call Bold Ruler a sprinter, even if he was arguably the fastest horse of his generation, because he could run so much farther than the typical sprint distance of three-quarters of a mile. And you couldn’t really call him a distance runner either, because even though he could win big races at the classic distance of 1 ¼ miles—and did so repeatedly—his stamina was secondary to his speed.