Originally Posted by
triplev123
I think she's the same horse that she has always been...it's just that many of her contemporaries have caught up to her. It started to happen in earnest at the very end of her 3yo and now she's up over a bit of distance and in against 4yos + and real hard arses like Lady Lexus & Co. in the aged mares ranks as well as the C6+ betters all of a sudden it's a whole new ball game. HUGE step up from 2yo & 3yo Age Group racing to the All Aged ranks. Some take the next step and some don't. You could easily find that she steps up to the plate next season as a 5yo after a season in the relative wilderness as a 4yo learning to go with the older horses.