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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
That doesn't make it a good race. The only horses that could compete in this year's races restricted to 3YOs are this year's 3YOs ( I know....I'm making a point ). Balance ran a couple OK races in California, and then didn't run a step in either the Ashland or KY Oaks, so I will withhold judgement on the 3YO fillies from CA. Wild Spin sure had a nice season.
It was a horrendous group of 3YO fillies this year, and only Pine Island seemed to be of genuinely quality, and she was a very late developer. Frankly she was still learning a lot when second in both the Mother Goose and CCA Oaks ( where she didn't get a particularly clever ride either ). The 3YO filly with the second best performances this year? To me it's clear....Teammate. What do you think of her?
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I wasn't a big fan of Teammate at any point so maybe i'm speaking with a built in bias, but I have to give #2 to Bushfire. She did win some big races at multiple distances and ran a bang up 3rd in the Oaks (all the other speed horses were nowhere to be found at the wire.) #3 goes to Lemons Forever, and if she comes back at 4 with some better early speed she'll be dangerous and it's not impossible considering most LDK's are late developers.