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Originally Posted by DaTruth
The difference is those horses regularly competed against top-class runners on dirt. Zenyatta has compiled her record by mostly beating up on tin cans over a surface that will eventually be a footnote in racing history.
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I agree that synthetic surfaces are not the major surface in the US and also agree that other than St Trinians she hasn't faced a single very good horse this year.
However, I think some of the horses she beat in 2008 and 2009 were very good horses whose synthetic form and quality was verified by various cross surface ventures. She crushed them.
At this point I have no problem with someone saying she's not a great dirt horse. She hasn't done enough to demonstrate that even though she's had two races on the surface and beat an Eclispe Award winning mare and previous Ladies Classic winner in one of them. I just don't think that matters. I don't trash Ruffian for never competing on turf or Miesque for never trying dirt. I recognize their special qualities and how they were suited to the surface they ran on. Different attitude. I love them all.