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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
I think one thing is certain and Del Mar is just not a real option, she slips around on that track and with the short stretch its need the best place for her, so I can see something in the midwest or late Belmont if they had a race she could run in. Saratoga is not happening either.
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I agree. No chance at Del Mar. Shirreffs doesn't seem to want any of his horses running on the main track there. That's why I presume they'd take the opportunity to "freshen" her up during August/September rather than running out of town.
Personally, I wouldn't fault them for not wanting to ship more than 3 or 4 (including the BC) times in a single year.
That's why the "showcasing" idea put forth by Moss is a bit unrealistic. I thought the best chance to do that would have been for Shirreffs to keep a string at Belmont the second half of the year, with Zenyatta obviously based there.