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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
Triptych, great race mare. Won the Champion Stakes a few days later and then ran respectably, splitting the field, in the BC Classic on dirt two weeks later.
Made a bold move on the far turn in the 1988 BC Turf actually clearing Great Communicator and Sunshine Forever (with Indian Skimmer on her hip) but something went amiss mid-stretch and the jock wrapped up on her late, easing the last furlong (still managed to finish 4th). Final career start after 40+ starts. Won the Champion or Irish Champion like 100 times.
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Yeah that was quite a career she had (and I can thank her for expanding the vocabulary of a young handicapper at the time). On other sporting attempts, Juddmonte also sent over the 3yo filly Jolypha to finish 3rd in the BC Classic in '92. Has any other 3 year old filly ever even entered the Classic, let alone in their first dirt attempt?? Fantastic effort, too bad she was pretty much a dud when left in the states afterwards.
