Dont forget that this was her first race at the distance also. She has never raced on a turf course less than firm and has faced 4 and 6 horse fields or cal breds in her 7 races. Her trip was fine as you sometimes have no choice but to save ground when you break from an inside post. She was clear early in the stretch and had no real late kick. It is not as though she was running over the top of horses and never got clear. On the turf I will take that trip every time. As a matter of fact she raced in the same path as the winners of the turf and mile who had considerably more horse down the stretch. Blame the jockey if you want but she just wasn't good enough.
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