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Originally Posted by KirisClown
True, she was considered disappointing up to that, but I attribute that to Shug's handling.. prior to the Alabama he had her sprinting all year..
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I think she had some problems early in the year after getting upset in her comeback at GP. The Prioress-Test route seemed like a way of getting her in shape for the fall without having to get thrown into the wolves in the Triple Tiara (not to mention he already had Inside Information geared up for those). She lost both races, but she caught Lakeway on the downhill slide in the one that counted.
I guess her BC runner up effort secured her the Eclipse, but she probably should have done a bit better if she was only splitting two 50-1 shots (One Dreamer and Miss Dominique). Especially when she showed up that day and the two favorites (Hollywood Wildcat and Sky Beauty) did not.