The Churchill in May hint made me think of Oaks winners, since I figured you'd be tricky. I knew she broke down in her last start, which would explain the second to last hint. The color hint sealed the deal for me.
Sometimes you're walking around lucky and don't even know it. Looks like I'm betting big on Derby day!
Dark Mirage
airedale2008, I said 9 furlongs because that would be the shortest distance that would have been fair to both horses. Comparing horses based on their final times is simply inaccurate, especially when they're separated by over 30 years. I just a horse be the company they keep and the fact is that in the first 4 starts of her career Zenyatta had already beaten better horses than Ruffian had in her whole career. I'm sure Ruffian was capable of more, but we will never know. It would be like me declaring Landaluce the best filly ever because of what I thought she could have done later in her career. Zenyatta showed me enough in her career to indicate she could run with anyone.
Maybe in a match race, but at 9 furlongs and beyond Zenyatta was the greatest racemare to ever live.
I certainly hope Pat Pope is the only racing secretary Grace's connections try to manipulate this year. Thinking they have enough influence in this industry to make demands regarding their horse's weight assignment is beyond egotistical.
Azeri's connections didn't whine when they had to give multiple grade 1 winner Take Charge Lady 5 lbs in the AB. And Grace's connections refuse to give 6 lbs to a winner of just one grade 1 restricted to 3 year old fillies? What a joke.
If they're afraid of giving Plum Pretty 6 lbs then they'd better forget about beating any males this year. Based on recent form, the weight assignments look quite fair. Havre De Grace is an older mare who already won this race. Plum Pretty has only performed well against her fellow 3 year olds. Last time she took on her elders she was a well beaten 5th. I still think they're a bunch of cry babies.
I saw that she was inducted into the HOF recently, so I subtracted 22 years. When I saw that Mom's Command was a granddaughter of Bold Ruler I was pretty sure.
Mom's Command