I guess my point is that beating better horses doesn't automatically make you better. If Curlin went out and ran a 1:57 and won by 15 and beat Past the Point, Barcola, and Zappa.......then Zenyatta went out the next race and beat Big Brown, Heatseeker, Tiago, and Commentator by a nose in 2:02.....it wouldn't mean that Zenyatta was better than Curlin. Just that she beat a better field. I won't argue that the females were tougher than the males last year in the 2yo division because I agree with you. I don't think much of the group beyond Vineyard Haven and Midshipmen but despite that, they still were a better group. But just because Pioneerof the Nile and West Side Bernie were well beaten and have come back to run decent races doesn't mean that their decent races have been better than Stardom Bound. I don't think either of Pioneer's races have been better than Stardom Bound's BC. Better than what she did yesterday, yes. But not better than the best I've seen from her.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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