Holy Bull and Big Brown aside...
I'll argue the 2YO males versus females of last year to the grave. Midshipman and Vineyard Haven alone would have man-handled (is that appropriate?) any filly in the country. In the BC Juvenile Midshipman and Square Eddie ran huge in the against the grain of the track. Pioneerof the Nile was fifth in the race, and has come back twice now to win. West Side Bernie, who was sixth, ran second in the Delta Jackpot and put in a nifty run while wide the other day at Gulfstream against the bias.
Stardom Bound beat Dream Empress, who was an uninspiring fourth in the Golden Rod, and is giving-up on the dirt career and is pointing to the English Oaks. Sky Diva ran third in the BC and then third in the Demoiselle, Dave's Revenge, who was fourth, ran sixth in the Santa Ysabel and couldn't hit the board in an allowance last week!
The argument is futile.
Stardom Bound is fun to watch, she's a pretty horse and those come from behinders are always exciting. But her win the BC JF was the same run which run almost every single race over that surface that weekend. And yesterday she finished nowhere near as impressive visually as Pioneerof the Nile. To say stuff like this...
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Originally Posted by King Glorious
She's the Derby winner unless they cancel the race.
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...is over the top for a horse who hasn't tried her late kick on dirt, nor against a much better group in the 3YO males.