The one good thing I can say about Stardom Bound ... other than that she was awesome at OBS March as a 2yo ... is that she has prevented some incredibly terrible horses from winning Grade 1's.
If not for her...
Palacio de Amor would be a multiple Grade 1 winner. Instead of being a multiple Grade 1 winner.. Palacio de Amor is 1-for-6 lifetime with a lifetime top Beyer of 82.
Dream Empress would be a champion 2yo filly because she romped in a Grade 1 at Keeneland with an 80 Beyer and than was 2nd to Stardom Bound in the BC Juv fillies.
Haka .. who has never run a Beyer higher than 83 and is also elidgible for N1X alw races would also be a Grade 1 winner.
Third Dawn would also be a Grade 1 winner ... she just finally made it through her N1X alw condition in her 9th lifetime start.
So, while it's real easy to mock Stardom Bound by calling her a 5 time Grade 1 winner ... just keep in mind all of the disgracefully moderate horses she prevented from being Grade 1 winners or - in the case of Dream Empress - Eclipse Award Champion.
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