Secret Oath

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Secret Oath is good. I thought maybe she could be special. If she was, we would know it by now. We wouldn’t need to wait to see if she wins the Cotillion and/or Distaff. The best she can be is good. She isn’t generational. Well, I guess technically she is. The best of her generation.

I guess it depends on your definition of generational. I think the question was asked at some point earlier in this thread and I'd rather put hot pokers in my eyes than go back and look but...to me a "generational talent" is an athlete, horse whatever, that is so good, we only see talent like that a few times in years if not decades.

Winning the Kentucky Oaks, with a low speed figure doesn't really equate to that. She's a really nice filly, easy to root for and runs her race. But she's yet to run fast and has not been competitive both times she has faced males.

In recent history maybe two fillies would be considered "generational" to me. Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. Both of them were much better than Secret Oath. Are we even sure that Secret Oath is "better" than Echo Zulu? Look at where the horses close to the pace in the Oaks finished.