That 1994 Juvey Fillies margin may not be quite as visually exciting as the 21-length victory in the Frizette (against, admittedly, the sort of horses that a really good horse should be beating by a city block), but given the four-length margin back to third and the caliber of the horse in such hot pursuit, it impresses me more in retrospect. Serena's Song was already a G1-caliber winner and after this race, she won nine of her next 11 starts (nine of nine at less than 10 furlongs), including the Jim Beam and and Haskell. There's a hidden accomplishment in there that usually isn't recognized: after finishing 16th in the Derby after setting the pace (stablemates Thunder Gulch and Timber Country finished first and third), she was back 13 days later, demolishing ordinary 3YO fillies in the Black-Eyed Susan by nine lengths. It's been my general observation that a lot of good, speedy fillies seem to lose something mentally and/or physically after a thumping defeat, but Serena's Song, at her best, was like a tank.
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