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03-04-2010, 02:19 PM
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Am I mistaken ....
Or is the first actual two-turn dirt Grade 1 for fillies not until the Kentucky Oaks?
Rachel Alexandra never started in a Grade 1 until the Ky Oaks. Eight Belles never started in a Grade 1 until the Kentucky Derby. Meanwhile - IEAH's glorious champion Claimer Bound had competed in 6 Grade 1's before the Ky Oaks .. winning five of them. Tomorrow - Blind Suck will go heavily favored in her 6th straight Grade 1 race. If she pulls a Stardom Bound - and goes to the Ashland after her inevitable win tomorrow - that would be 7 Grade 1 starts before the Ky Oaks. These are what I believe to be all seven of the two-turn Grade 1 races for fillies leading into the Kentucky Oaks. * Oak Leaf (SA) * Alcibiades (Kee) * BC Juvenile Fillies (SA) * Hollywood Starlet (HP) * Las Virgenes (SA) * Santa Anita Oaks (SA) * Ashland (KEE) All seven are on synthetic. Unlike RA and EB - at least Proud Spell dipped her feet into synthetic Gr 1 company - she was a non-threatening 3rd in the Ashland a few weeks before crushing the KY Oaks field. 
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03-04-2010, 02:37 PM
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When's the next two-turn Grade 1 for 3yo fillies after the Kentucky Oaks?
It's actually a new one because of a scheduling change.
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03-04-2010, 02:51 PM
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I don't know.
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03-04-2010, 02:54 PM
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However, the point was that if you ignore Belmont you'll be hard pressed to find any two turn Grade 1s for 3yo fillies the entire year.
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03-04-2010, 03:03 PM
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I believe the only two Grade 1's run on dirt at all - leading into the Ky Oaks - are the Spinaway (7f) and Frizette (one turn mile)
The Del Mar Debutante is a Gr 1 at 7fs on synthetic. Are there any I'm forgetting?
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03-04-2010, 03:09 PM
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03-04-2010, 03:10 PM
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03-04-2010, 03:15 PM
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Well ... it's on a Friday anyway.
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03-04-2010, 07:21 PM
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