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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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Don't think you get what I'm saying.
Couldn't care less if the 6yo mare began her career at age two or age six … made one career start or 80 … ran in zero stakes races or 50
What I'm saying is that it's highly unlikely that a 6yo mare … any 6yo mare … even, say, PE had she hung around … would be fast enough to win the BCC.
Hell, some pretty good 6yo males (C and the lightly raced PP, in particular) have tried to win the race and failed.
Also, not sure why you brought up the MC as I specifically said this race (BCC) … even put 'this' in caps.