Better six race run from a 3yo filly?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I mentioned in the Crist thread about how females sprinters and turf horses don't get their just due because few people care about those divisions and because there are few Gr 1's for a top horse to pile up.

I think for six straight races during her 3yo filly Xtra Heat ran better performances than any 3yo filly I've ever seen. If you look at RA's three different wins in important races against males - and her staggering margins of victory in the Oaks and Mother Goose .. you'd think the quality of her performances were way better. For a season she was obviously better.






The two defeats by Xtra Heat were both remarkable performances. The 2nd place finish in the Test was a mind-boggling performance and she was easily much the best. The 2nd place finish in the BC Sprint came against the deepest field of sprinters you'll ever see. The field included favorite Kona Gold, Caller One, Squirtle Squirt, Left Bank, Swept Overboard, Delaware Township, El Corredor etc. Five Star Day won the Vanderbilt last out and was just 2/5ths off of Saratoga's track record - and he was 50/1 in the race.

The crazy thing about Xtra Heat was how slow her numbers were for the first 15 starts of her career ... she was 13-for-14 with 12 stakes wins in sprints .. with a nose defeat to Cat Chat in a race where many argued that she ran on a dead rail. Never once running very fast.