i disagree that the apple blossom or fleur de lis are off the table. her first race back will most likely not be a gr 1 vs the opposite sex. i'd imagine whatever her campaign will be, they will start with november and work backwards thru the calendar. if the classic is the culmination of her season, and i'd think it would be, then everything up to that will be races to bring her back to form, and to get her ready for that. a win in the classic would be the icing on the cake if she pulled it off-the first female in the history of the bc to take that race.
besides, the mosses are supposedly considering running zenyatta early in '10. a matchup between those two in the apple blossom would be a great way to open the year (a prep race before for both perhaps?). a fine way for rachel to start her four year old season, and a fine finish to zenyattas career.
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