Brass Hat attempts a comeback. The 8-year-old son of Prized has been compared to the legendary John Henry -- both are grade I winning geldings who put in long careers, after all. But the two share more than that, and we look back to the damsire of two Triple Crown winners to find the connection.

Two of the best sophomore fillies in America are from the same female family. You've got to go way, way back to find the common dam, though.