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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
The only one I know of besides Barbaro, to have ever run a triple digit turf Beyer at age 2 was Incurable Optimist.
He ran a 101 Beyer when he won the Grade 3 Generous Stakes by 9 lengths on the Hollywood Park Turf in '98. He ran his turf record to a perfect 4-for-4 that day. It would be the final race of his career.
He actually won his turf debut by 14 lengths at Saratoga, in an open MSW race...and took three more stakes after that. Here is a blurry and badly scanned look at his form.....
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One of the better NYB's of all time.
Was going to mention Peace Rules, but you already covered it... turf speed figures are generally about as useless as tits on a bull but that Laurel Futurity blows my mind every time I see it. That was the race that got me on Barbaro in the Derby last year, along with his determination in the Fla. Derby (which, speed wise, was only moderate.)