9/27 (OSA): Goodwood Day (6 Gr. I stakes)

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

That's fair enough, though I don't necessarily agree that the 3yo colt races were by any means easier.

And just for the record, Gulch was a Grade 1 winner at 9f and classic-placed. Maybe he didn't win all his route races, but he certainly could get the distance.

I didn't mean to imply that Gulch was a flunky at the distance. He was a very talented horse by all means. I just meant that she wasn't facing a horse that was probably among the top 10 older male route runners that year.

Let's say it wasn't the Dandy or the Travers. Say it was the Super Derby or the WV Derby? I think those would have been easier for her than the Alabama was.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Let's say it wasn't the Dandy or the Travers. Say it was the Super Derby or the WV Derby? I think those would have been easier for her than the Alabama was.

To be honest, and I mentioned this in the Cotillion thread, Proud Spell IMO makes hard work of it regardless of the field (at least she has since the Mother Goose debacle). I thought she looked like hammered sh!t entering the far turn of the Delaware Oaks, yet she gutted out the win. I think the main thing with the Alabama was the 10f distance being to much for her. She is very similar to Ginger Punch in these respects.

Also, I'm not sold that Music Note, who's 3 Grade 1 wins are all basically gimme's, is necessarily tougher than the second tier 3yos. I think she should have won the Alabama given the way the race played out.