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Old 03-14-2010, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
I wish I gave her a 95.

Looking at when she was foaled and when those races took place .. it was basically a 2yo filly going 7 furlongs.

Afleet Alex won the Grade 1 Hopeful at 7fs with a 90. Ashado won the Grade 1 Spinaway at 7fs with a 84. Vineyard Haven won the Hopeful with a 84.

I think there was pretty strong proof that her numbers could be as high as 85 in those races... which would place her on par with our Grade 1 caliber 2yo's.

On top of that .. she was a monumental flop when she first came over here. She beat a grand total of just 3 horses in her first four races in the country.

Yet, she slowly got better and better to the point of winning a Grade 2 on cushion track two starts back. She looked like a true turf/synthetic hater who was very slow to adjust and develop.
I made that number up... not that it matters though. Your analysis indicated her quality on dirt at 2.
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