Zenyatta

dalakhani · #1 11-07-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DaTruth

Blame probably would have won by more if Gomez didn't have to put him in a hard drive late on the far turn to keep Lookin At Lucky from getting the jump on him. Gomez could have waited longer if the only horse he had to run down was Etched.

Yes, this makes a LOT of sense.

DaTruth · #2 11-07-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

Yes, this makes a LOT of sense.

So a 5/16th run is not much more taxing than a 3/16th run?

dalakhani · #3 11-07-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DaTruth

So a 5/16th run is not much more taxing than a 3/16th run?

Sure it is. But the jump could very well have been the difference and most think it was.

Are you under the notion that Blame has this extreme turn of foot? Watch his races and read the charts. He has a decent late burst but many of his races he is put into a long drive.

Zenyatta DOES have a tremendous turn of foot. On equal or near equal terms with 3/16ths to go, its hard to imagine Blame outkicking Zenyatta especially after she loafed around for a quarter of the race.

Lets be objective.