I think Tabor's the sort to evaluate, as he did in the Belmont, whether she's simply the star filly of the stable or star period, colt or filly. If she's just star filly you point to the Distaff and consider the colt races like the Travers knowing that you go to the Distaff. If she's the best horse you have, colt/filly and older/younger, and your best is pretty darn good, by my mind you've set yourself up for the Classic. Right now she can take Circular Quay. Unless another boy steps up, she's the marquee horse and should race as such. Azeri could've run in the Woodward back in the day and she didn't and kept trucking along with the girls..such a waste even if she did get HOY. That was the time to go. She waited too late. Tabor needs to go for it but there are big filly races so if he can mix it up, no biggie. Doesn't have to be all boys or all girls races. Technically the CCA Oaks is an American classic race along with the KY Oaks and the TC races. Rags has 2 already so she could have 3 classics, just not the ones most think about.
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