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Old 11-29-2006, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Well, considering Araafa's brilliant showing in the BC Mile I would think the QE II's rating should be dramatically reconsidered.

It's funny, as much as we tend to overrate the Euros, the people from Europe are even more extreme.
Come now, Araafa was at least a stone below his best in the Breeders' Cup. That much is self evident...take a line through Sleeping Indian.
Killybegs has subsequently shown the QEII form to be solid.
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