With all due respect to their connections, and in my humble, humble, opinion, but those 3 horses you mentioned would not have been up to the calibre of either the top US 3yos or Grand Circuit aged horses. THAT, IMHO, is why people go to your Rocknrolls, Art Majors, etc. They simply, IMHO, are a "better" (ability wise) horse. And that is no shame. As you have identifed, our breed has improved in leaps and bounds in the past 5-10 years. Seconds difference. Why? IMHO we FINALLY have access to the BEST stallions in the world. We didn't 5-10 years ago. Now picking mates for your mares is so hard because we have SO many fantastic stallions available! Not North America's rejects or stallions that were successful back in the day in North America but came to us in the twilight of their stud career (due to age). The gap is closing IMHO between down under and North American horses. But IMHO, we are not there yet. Their horses are still better.