Zenyatta assigned 129 pounds for Vanity

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Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

Close call but I couldn't be so sure. Unrivaled Belle is an improving filly and never got the credit she deserved in defeating RA.

Looking back UB came fresh off a gr.3 win at GP into the La Troienne, she was a distant 3rd choice in that race to Zardana and Rachel. It's an easy thing to say now she is good...but at the time not many took her seriously to win that race.

ST was a Gr.2 winner that was riding an unbeaten streak on AW in NA prior to the Big Cap. Infact if one looks at her Euro record on AW, it was no wonder why she was bet like iron in the Big Cap.

I differ, in my opinion, ST is the superior challenge of the 2 at this stage. Let's see how UB handles her new found fame, when she races against tougher as the season goes on. In addition, a vital point is Zenyatta is conceding 9 lbs to a gr.2 winner, something Rachel to this point hasn't done.