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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
All but one (Busher) of the champion fillies I cited ...
... had several starts after their championship year in which they performed many, many lengths below their previous form ... losing many races by huge margins. It doesn't seem as if there were any serious injuries ... or why would they have started so many times?
Here's what they did ...
Now What ... 11 starts in the year following her championship ... 0 wins and 9 times off board.
Bridal Flower ... 4 starts, 0 wins, 3 off the board.
Busher ... 1 start, dwelt, finished 5th, worked an additional 7f, retired.
But Why Not ... 6 starts, 0 wins, 4 off the board.
Level Best ... 11 starts, 1 stakes win, 1 allowance win, last 3 starts lost by combined 51 lengths.
Miss Request ... 19 starts, lost first 7 by combined 74 lengths ... but did win 1 G1 and placed in another.
Stefanita ... 4 starts, 1 place, 3 off the board, combined total of 33 lengths.
War Plumage ... 8 starts, 1 win (stakes over colts), 7 off board, combined 88 lengths.
Aunt Jinny ... 10 starts, 1 ungraded stakes win, 2 graded places, lost last 4 by combined 49 lengths.
Grecian Queen ... 18 starts, 0 wins, combined 156 lengths (9 average).
High Voltage ... 2nd season after ... 17 starts, 1 win, 2 stakes places, off in last 9, combined 83 lengths.
Parlo ... 10 starts, 1 win (ungraded stakes), 1 graded place, 8 off board (83 lengths).
Quill ... 6 starts, 2 allowance wins, 4 off board stakes (49 lengths).
Rose Jet ... 2 starts, both off the board, 20 combined lengths.
Sweet Patootie ... 7 starts, 0 wins, 1 graded place, combined 68 lengths.
Berlo ... 3 starts, finished 4th in each (2 G1's), combined 13 lengths in the 2 G1's.
Furl Sail ... 9 starts, 1 ungraded win, 1 allowance, off board in last 6 by combined 50 lengths.
Lady Pitt ... 11 starts, 2 allowance wins, last 5 losses by combined 97 lengths.
Regal Gleam ... 19 starts, 3 allowance wins, off board in all 10 stakes starts (91 lengths).
Royal Native ... 11 starts, 0 wins, 2 stakes placings, combined 11 losses of 78 lengths.
It's In The Air ... 12 starts, 4 allowance wins, 1 G3 place, last four losses by 76 lengths.
Lady's Secret ... 5 starts, 2 allowance wins, 2 stakes losses by 35 lengths, DNF last start.
Sensational ... take her off list ... she did OK in her two post-champion seasons.
Smart Angle ... 8 starts, 1 G3 win and 2 ungraded placings in first 3, then 5 off board (69 lengths).
Tempest Queen ... 3 starts, 1 allowance win, 2 losses of combined 25 lengths.
Open Mind ... 2 starts, off board in both, combined 22 lengths.
Sacahuista ... 3 starts, 1 allowance placing, 2 stakes losses of combined 31 lengths.
Winning Colors ... 7 starts, 1 ungraded win, 1 allowance win, 5 off board by combined 63 lengths.
Countess Diana ... 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 G3 placing, lost last 3 stakes by combined 26 lengths.
Not a pretty record for once-terrific champions.
P.S. Forgot Meadow Star ... 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 G1 placing (8 lengths back), 5 combined losses of 33 lengths.
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