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Old 11-01-2010, 01:42 AM
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Be honest, do you really not view the surface issue as a understandable reason no one has shipped out there?
I understand the issue BUT if they did and lost to her, the surface would always be an excuse for them. Apple Blossom was a level playing field but no one stepped up to run against Zenyatta.
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:49 AM
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I understand the issue BUT if they did and lost to her, the surface would always be an excuse for them. Apple Blossom was a level playing field but no one stepped up to run against Zenyatta.
Isn't it an excuse though? When turf horses try dirt and flop, isn't surface the excuse then?

Two of the four horses you mentioned weren't even eligible for the Apple Blossom.
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