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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
Do you just make this stuff up? You make a statement at least provide some sound logic or fact for it.
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Laughable. As if the converse (her running in the BC Classic was a foregone conclusion) was even remotely possible. She was cross-entered for both races, right? Considering how conservative and obvious they were campaigning her for the better part of 2 years, why would they stray from the straight and narrow if nothing was on the line?
How about the heavy politicing for HOY less than 24 hours after the race?
Shirreffs:
"She has a great shot to win the Ladies Classic, which has a very large purse. But the Classic is an opportunity to try to garner Horse of the Year honors, and to not run her when she’s doing so well would be a mistake."
"There was so much at stake," Shirreffs said. "All of the fans wanted to see her win and Horse of the Year was on the line."
[Shirreffs] noted that many East Coast-based writers, who are the ones who will decide the Horse of the Year question, got their first chance to see Zenyatta in person for the first time.