JAZIL'S SISTER! Gr. I Las Virgenes

[Cannon Shell]

How in the world does the Santa Maria remain a grade 1?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

How in the world does the Santa Maria remain a grade 1?

I posted pretty much the same thing on another forum. Actually I titled it "La Canada = La Worthless". Makes no sense for it be a G1 when the only way it could even remotely pass for a G1 is if every 4yo skipped the La Canada to run in it. It is the equivalent of the San Antonio being a G1.

On the other hand the Las Virgenes has lived up to its G1 billing. 8 out of 9 are stakes winners (2 G1 winners) with the 9th being the most impressive maiden winner of the meet in Rags to Riches. 6 out of 9 are coming in off a win with two others coming in off a second to other horses in the race. The only horse not to finish 1st or 2nd is Cash Included who was fifth in the BC Juv Fillies last out.

[mark2061mn]

this is a really nice race with rags to riches in it!

i especially like the long term prospects for rags to riches, though i'm not sure that with all she has against her tomorrow that she'll win against these.

between the post, step up and increase in distance, it's asking alot, though i do think she's my top or second pick to win the ky oaks. also, i dont see it happening, but if there was a filly out there that could win the derby, it would be her in my opinion (very remote chance).

this is the best 3yo filly race i've seen in years! definitely worth watching.

[SniperSB23]

Rags to Riches is my pick here. I feel like every horse dropping down from 8.5 wants more distance and every other horse moving up from 7 furlongs may not like the extra furlong. Rags to Riches looks the most likely to improve this race with the added distance. Cash Included could be the best in the field but I think she'll need this race before running big next out.

[SniperSB23]

She was unbelievable, incredibly wide the whole way and still won it.

[ManilaRose]

She looks nice and did have a wide trip, but did Lafit Pincay really say she lost about a dozen lengths on the two turns combined? He sounded serious, but surely he wasn't.

[Merlinsky]

Hmm not sure how many lengths the rule of thumb is for what path you're in. I forget, but she was what 6 or so wide both times? I guess one length per path then? I was impressed just seeing her walk around in the paddock on the feed from Santa Anita but boy stuff like the stretch run gets your blood pumping doesn't it?

Interesting that she is Triple Crown nominated along with Romance is Diane. RTR seems big, what are we looking at in terms of hands?

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Hmm not sure how many lengths the rule of thumb is for what path you're in. I forget, but she was what 6 or so wide both times? I guess one length per path then? I was impressed just seeing her walk around in the paddock on the feed from Santa Anita but boy stuff like the stretch run gets your blood pumping doesn't it?

Interesting that she is Triple Crown nominated along with Romance is Diane. RTR seems big, what are we looking at in terms of hands?

U do realize that she ran her final two furlongs in 12.64 and 12.85 for a final quarter of 25.49? Running 25.49 final quarters in 8f races is not impressive by most standards. Sure, she ran well to win while very wide but I think it says more for the sub-standard performances of the others than it does for her. It would have been nice to see her running fast at the end and running down some horses that were also going pretty good. But that wasn't the case here. Baroness Thatcher ran second, despite a final quarter of 26.11 and Runway Rosie ran third, despite a final quarter of 26.17 In other words, the leaders didn't prove to hard to catch.