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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
I do find it odd Zenyatta is being critizised for not beating anything in several of her pre classic wins, yet she beat Life is Sweet three times and I think it could be argued that Life is Sweet was as impressive as anyone in two days of races at Santa Anita.
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Well, I think you'd agree that Life Is Sweet ran below form in the Clement Hirsch and Lady's Secret, not to mention was very much aided by the pace situation in the Distaff.
It's along the same lines as using Einstein's 11th place finish in the Classic as some sort of barometer.
Certainly Zenyatta dusted her on the level in the Milady. However, IMO Gomez didn't do himself any favors playing cat and mouse with Smith in that one.