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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance
Our Derby is begining to look quite bad.
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It's an international trend really for the mile and a half 3yo races.
Only 1 of the last 3 NZ Derby winners has won another race (that being the wonderful Xcellent), the record of VRC Derby winners in recent times is even worse with the exception of Elvstroem, and with the likes of Jazil in last year's Belmont Stakes things aren't looking terribly healthy there either (although I'm certainly hoping Rags To Riches will prove me wrong).
Interesting to note that the G2 Great Northern Guineas over the equivalent of 1m 2f has been a much better race than our Derby in the last two years...both winners (Sculptor and Santagostino) have gone on to win in decent company in Australia since winning it.