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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Lukas gave Azeri a chance to show everyone, and I was a non-believer before he got her, just how good she really was.
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Come on man ... that's bologna.
All Lukas did was put her in a couple of very silly spots... silly spots in which she did not run well. That and he was based in the East and LDS in the West.
She had that great 1:08 and change debut at 17/1 odds - and than she ran 15 straight triple digit Beyers before being removed from LDS.
I know she beat almost nothing ... but she came to the Apple Blossom twice for LDS and Arlington for the BC Distaff - and gave anything in the east a chance to meet her in between.
She gave those double digit weight swings away to a few ok horses and all as well.
It was painfully obvious how good Azeri was before Lukas got her ... and she was just about the same horse for him minus her bad effort in the Phipps.
My problem with Azeri is that she was overrated to the point of sheer annoyance by TVG when she raced in the West for De Soreux.
When Lukas put her in silly spots like the Met and Breeders Cup Classic ... you didn't so much notice that she had the speed of Ruffian, the class of Lady's Secret, and the heart of Personal Ensign ... did you?