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Originally Posted by tector
Neither ever ran in open company as a 3YO. WC never did.
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I get that but open company doesn't necessarily mean the toughest competition. Easy Goer faced tougher competition in his own division from Sunday Silence than he did in open company when winning the Whitney and JCGC. Winning Colors facing Personal Ensign in the Maskette and BC Distaff is a much tougher challenge than Rachel facing Bullsbay and Asiatic Boy in the Woodward. Running in the Travers today would have been facing tougher competition than she'll get in the Woodward. Winning Colors faced the boys in all three TC races plus the SA Derby then ended it with two against a hall of famer. Serena's Song won the Jim Beam and the Haskell against males and later beat older mares Heavenly Prize and Lakeway (no slouches there) in the Beldame. I'd argue that facing Heavenly Prize and Lakeway was a tougher challenge than what Rachel will face next week. For me, it's not the race name but the competition faced that settles it for me.
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