Officially Crap

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Ateam you gotta be kidding me right?
Did you watch the races this year in that division?
Bushfire came out of the Oaks and won the grade one Acorn and the grade one Mother Goose.
Wonder lady Anne L won the grade one Coaching Club American Oaks defeating Pine Island.
Wiat A while smashed them in an off the turf race and won two grade one's on the Turf.
I'd say any field that produced the winners of 5 subsequent Grade One races in their division is a good field.

What a While won on the turf....so her appearance in the KY Oaks is meaningless as far as the overall ability of the race.

Bushfire is a very gutsy horse who is downright slow and has never run a fast number.

Wonder Lady L ran one decent race, in the slop, in winning the CCA Oaks and the rest of her year was so-so ( and certainly had few, if any, " fast " races ).

It is hardly surprising that the KY Oaks contained a number of winners of the big 3YO stakes this year. It is THE race the 3YO fillies point for.

Skewing " results " to fit an argument is easy. I find it hard to believe any knowledgable horseplayer believes this year's KY Oaks field was a strong race.