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					Originally Posted by Smooth Operator
					
				 
				…running 1 1/4 miles on dirt is regarded as the definitive test of American thoroughbreds. -- Andy Beyer 12/26/09 
 
 
 
Still find it amazing … incredulous really … that, even after making the above statement in his latest article, Beyer is still gunna vote for a 3-year-old filly which never proved that she can win a G1 contest at the classic 10f distance for HotY. 
 
 
Frankly, I think SB would've gotten to her in the Travers … and I doubt she'd have a prayer of holding off the monster western mare at ten panels … regardless of venue… 
			
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 as opposed to zenyatta who didn't achieve the above either?