For a recent horse ... I would have liked to have seen Zaftig run on dirt again after her Acorn win last year.
In just her 5th lifetime start, Zaftig won the Acorn with a 113 Beyer.
Since they've been published in the DRF in 1990, here are the top 3 all-time fastest winning Beyers in the Acorn.
* 2008: Zaftig (113)
* 1993: Sky Beauty (107)
* 1997: Sharp Cat (103)
At one point - Sky Beauty was 12-for-12 with 7 Grade 1 wins at Belmont Park. She was the queen of Belmont.
Sharp Cat won back-to-back Grade 1's by daylight with Beyers of 112 and 119 at Belmont in her final two starts there.
Zaftig ran exactly 8.5 lengths faster than the average winning Acorn figure... and the Acorn is a very serious race. Winners over that span include Meadow Star, Prospectors Delite, Sky Beauty, Inside Information, Sharp Cat, Jersey Girl, Three Ring, Bird Town, and Round Pond.
Zaftig came back injured .. and made just one more start in her career. She finished 3rd off the layoff in last years synthetic BC Filly and Mare Sprint and got hurt again. It sounded a lot like her decision to run in the BC last year was an owners decision...and she was rushed to it.
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