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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
For one thing, Zenyatta didn't run in the championship level races at 2 or 3, in fact she barely ran at 3 at all. So she has had 3 years of stakes campaigning. If she had been at the top level at 2 and/or 3, yes, it would be uncommon for her be racing at 6. But she didn't, so the comparison doesn't apply.
Oh, and Makybe Diva had no problem beating up on boys when she was 6 and 7, even giving them weight. A three-peat in the Melbourne Cup tops any of Zenyatta's three-peats by a mile (almost literally).
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I've tried the age argument with him before, and to a lesser extent, other mares beating males at top levels of competition.
I've become convinced that when reading your post, all Smoothie will see is:
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stakes xxxxxxxxxxx. Xx
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boys xxxx
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