There's an old horseman's adage that I've heard that good colts have small ears, good fillies have big ears...?

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...So if that's true, it follows that when you're comparing fillies, the best filly should have the biggest ears.

Okay, here's Zenyatta:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockandracehorses/2968814814/

And here's Rachel Alexandra:  http://www.kentucky.com/304/story/812648.html

So who has the biggest ears?

(And for good measure, here's Zarkava:  http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=5958059)

kmnmiamisax · Accepted Answer

I'm gonna go with Zenyatta, especially since she flicks her ears around on the way to the finish line for all to admire.  Of course Zenyatta has a lot of aspects that are a lot bigger than other fillies including that super long stride!



To me, ears are ears.  I looked up a lot of fillies and they pretty much all look the same to me.
Ginger Punch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sprucetonspook/2734000368/
Cocoa Beach: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71546517@N00/3016763008/
Indian Blessing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/2640561206/
Proud Spell: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sprucetonspook/2466475168/
Azeri: http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai111_folder/111_photos/111_419_azeri_racehorse_a.jpg

And I don't think those ears look any bigger than Secretariat's: http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/Secretariat.png

rikki · Answer

They both have pretty big ears!  If I´m not mistaken, Ruffian did, also..

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There's an old horseman's adage that I've heard that good colts have small ears, good fillies have big ears...?

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