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Old 09-26-2009, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig
all true, and all occurred last year, and has NO bearing on this year whatsoever. zenyatta was all out to win by a scant nose in her last vs the same lackluster competition she faced in her first couple races this year. could someone remind me of the top efforts from zenyatta's defeated foes in their other races this year? rachel had no breather from beginning to end, and accomplished a feat far superior to anything zenyatta has done all year, in winning her last vs open competition. if anyone could remind me when zenyatta has ever done the same, i would appreciate it. oh, wait...that's right-that would be never, since it's never even been tried.
It was open competition but remember what that competition was. This is from the DFR's comments before the race:

[i]Seriously, though, this should be the biggest test since the Preakness, not because these G1 'cappers are so great, but because several are decent,[/I]
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