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Originally Posted by hockey2315
Many have claimed that the reason Zenyatta only beats her VASTLY inferior opponents (I don't disagree with the inferior part) by small margins in some cases is that she is "toying" with them in some way. . . that she's just so superior that she can keep them behind her by just enough every time without ever really fully extending herself. But, if this theory holds any weight, then why did she win the Apple Blossom by so many lengths? Hmm. . .
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I'm a supporter and I've never made the case that she 'toys' with fields. But I've "answered" your question on a number of occasions. Z has run significantly more wipeouts than an other horse I've charted. What's significant about this is that wipeouts are much more prevalent on dirt (especially off tracks) than on turf or poly. If she wipes em out so prolifically on poly, it's easy to see why both her dirt races have been pronounced wipeouts. It makes sense; really.
08-08-2010, 11:43 PM
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