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Originally Posted by tector
She just beat today's winner by a half dozen.
What you are saying is that her competition is lousy. She has no control over that. Open company means you are taking all comers--you can't be any more aggressive that.
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I don't think it's lousy. After watching today's Travers, I went back and watched her Haskell again and was even more impressed with how she toyed with Summer Bird. I understand that she doesn't control who enters against her and I also understand that open company generally means you are taking on the best. But it's not always the case. If Rachel's people announce after this race that she's going in the Beldame and then Zenyatta's people say they are going to challenge her, that would be more aggressive than staying home for the Goodwood wouldn't it? Sure, the Beldame is restricted and the Goodwood is open but which one would honestly be the bigger challenge to you?
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