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Originally Posted by eajinabi
Hard to knock flores for making that move. Flores was most likely trying to secure a derby mount which is every jockeys desire rather than ride in the Apple Blossom which was Zenyatta's first step into G1 and was second choice.
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Tiago, who Smith had the mount on, made the trip with Zenyatta to Oaklawn and ran the same day as Zenyatta in the Oaklawn Handicap. It made sense for Smith to ride both horses that day.
What a great stretch battle in the Oaklawn Handicap between Tiago and Heatseeker. I cannot believe that Tiago has not run on the dirt since.