Which top 4 is a bigger laughingstock?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

And nobody would have cared about her winning the Distaff for a second time. Whether she raced there or not didn't change the fact that we already knew she was the best older female in the country. The greats become the greats because they are always taking on new challenges, not handling the same ones over and over.

I only wish that Azeri could have been tried in some of those spots in 2003 instead of having to wait another year. As good as she was in 2004, I thought she was better in 2003.

If you're trying to argue that a 5th place finish in the Classic did more for Azeri's legacy than winning a 2nd Distaff would have, I couldn't possibly disagree more. She finished 5th, it's not like she contended, even if it was one of the toughest Classic fields ever. I agree with you in general when it comes to trying bold things with exceptionally talented female horses, but this was not a case where Azeri had nothing left to prove. A 2nd Distaff would have been another feather in her cap, or at least more of one than a 5th in the Classic.

I also wasn't certain that she was the best female in the country at that time. She traded decisions with Sightseek (who was a Belmont horse for course) but neither had proven they were decidedly better than the other.