Curlin, Ashado, Gary Jones, Alex Solis make Hall

[Calzone Lord]

The only female sprinter that can be compared with Xtra Heat since Y2k is Groupie Doll.

Being one of the two best female sprinters of the last 15 years might not have been good enough in the past, but surely it is good enough under any procedure that declares Ashado a Hall of Famer, so soon.

Look at the champion 3-year-old fillies since 2007:

'07: Rags To Riches
'08: Proud Spell
'09: Rachel Alexandra
'10: Blind Luck
'11: Royal Delta
'12: Questing
'13: Beholder

Every single one of those horses, except for Questing and Proud Spell, would rate above Ashado.

Ashado was voted champion at age four, but had so many bad defeats. She was a distant 3rd to Pleasant Home. Shadow Cast buried her. Silmaril beat her. She was 5th in the Apple Blossom to Dream of Summer.

Even on her best days...she had no performances, at either age three or age four, that I would consider performances consistent with a Hall Of Fame caliber female, on her good day.

I'm not saying Ashado wasn't a good horse. Obviously, she's a two-time division champion. But, in the realm of two-time division champions, she's pretty forgettable.