[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I hope I'm wrong, but eventually stuff will catch up to her. Whether its traffic trouble which costs her a race, her synthetic late-kick does not translate to dirt or that despite how flashy she is, against boys, she's ends-up a few lengths slower.

If there was no Stardom Bound last year, there would have been a lot talk about how weak the 2YO filly division was. She's not exactly handling top-tiered horses so calling her the KY Derby winner is a bit aggressive.

But like I said, I hope I'm wrong. I hope she develops into a star to rally around this year.

All of this is true but the same can be said for the 2yo males. The only ones that I thought were worth anything last year were Vineyard Haven and Midshipmen and both of them were sent to Dubai. I just don't think that I've seen a member of her generation that's better than her. I'm not so limited in my thinking that I feel it's necessary to differentiate between a female and a male. If she was a male and had done exactly what she's done, she'd be odds-on right now for the Derby.

I agree with Danzig that nothing she did today convinces me she could beat the best males out here but it's what she's done overall that convinces me. Her effort in the Juvenile Fillies was as strong as anything I've seen from any of the males. I also don't understand the general feeling that she won't handle the dirt. Sure, it's a question that's got to be answered but in my opinion, she's got the same chances of liking it as she does of not so for anyone to cite that as a negative is a reach.