Though they both won the Kentucky Derby and both were virtually undefeated horses and both shared a similar front-running racing style, there's no way to ever compare these two world champions. Neither one had enough racing history or experience against older horses to justify the better horse. If you really want to try to figure out who was better, there is a 3D horse racing game.
A racing game loaded with action where you can race Barbaro, Seabiscuit, Big Brown and many other champion horses in a virtual environment and find out who's the best - jockeypower.com. This website offers great input and the opportunity to create 'what if' horse racing scenarios. One last thought - it is very difficult to compare horses from different years against each other unless there is some direct link.
That's why when you talk about Secretariat and the great Man O' War, you'll never know who was better. Its always a guess.
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