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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
The Alcibiades has accumulated quite the illustrious history since being moved to synthetics. Its winners include:
2006 - The maiden Bel Air Beauty, who went 1-7 the rest of her career and later picked up a win in the Valley View.
2007 - The maiden Country Star, who went on to win the Hollywood Starlet but needed a drop in class to allowance company to get her only win in a 3YO campaign that was tremendously disappointing.
2008 - Dream Empress, who went 0-7 afterwards with a 3rd place finish her best performance. But hey, McPeek was going to run her at Ascot!
2009 - Negligee, who effectively ruined the chances of Biofuel in the BC Juv Fillies and came back for a 3YO season which has been highlighted by...absolutely nothing. She's 0-4.
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This race could be Exhibit A in what's wrong with the Graded Stakes system. In the last ten years, only Runway Model and Take Charge Lady won the Alcibiades and went on to become fillies of note.