Am I mistaken ....
Or is the first actual two-turn dirt Grade 1 for fillies not until the Kentucky Oaks?
Rachel Alexandra never started in a Grade 1 until the Ky Oaks. Eight Belles never started in a Grade 1 until the Kentucky Derby.
Meanwhile - IEAH's glorious champion Claimer Bound had competed in 6 Grade 1's before the Ky Oaks .. winning five of them.
Tomorrow - Blind Suck will go heavily favored in her 6th straight Grade 1 race. If she pulls a Stardom Bound - and goes to the Ashland after her inevitable win tomorrow - that would be 7 Grade 1 starts before the Ky Oaks.
These are what I believe to be all seven of the two-turn Grade 1 races for fillies leading into the Kentucky Oaks.
* Oak Leaf (SA)
* Alcibiades (Kee)
* BC Juvenile Fillies (SA)
* Hollywood Starlet (HP)
* Las Virgenes (SA)
* Santa Anita Oaks (SA)
* Ashland (KEE)
All seven are on synthetic. Unlike RA and EB - at least Proud Spell dipped her feet into synthetic Gr 1 company - she was a non-threatening 3rd in the Ashland a few weeks before crushing the KY Oaks field.
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