Everyone would have been out of touch. Azeri had already shipped and won the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn in April of 2002... which she again won in 2003 AND 2004 and also won the Spinster at Keeneland.




EJXD2 Wrote:
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> Everyone said the same thing about Azeri in 2002,
> and she destroyed the Distaff field at Arlington.
>
> I agree that Nashoba's Key (and pretty much
> everyone else in most divisions) needs to prove
> herself on Breeders' Cup day, but that doesn't
> change the fact that she is the current leader of
> the division.
>
> I never understood this nonsense about horses
> needing to ship to prove themselves. If a horse is
> running in Grade 1 races, then that's the most you
> could ask them to do.