I did not know Nerud personally. Nonetheless, his legacy lives on in racing history and pedigrees. Without him, there would be no Dr. Fager, one of the greatest of the great. There would be no Ta Wee, and without her, no Holy Bull. There would be no Cozzene. And there would be no Fappiano and no Unbridled, a legacy that extends to American racing's newest superstar, American Pharoah. To me, that is praise enough.