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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
So again, people are upset about the surface, which I get. I don't by the argument that she can't run on dirt, she would be better on dirt, certainly faster in general (there are no fast synthetic horses according to the numbers, just an occasional fast race). Just maybe not undefeated.
Zenyatta after the Classic will have run three times on dirt, I think it will be pretty obvious she has a lot of ability on multiple surfaces and will provide enough to judge.
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To me that's the whole argument about her placing in history. There is no history to compare with because synthetics are so new to the US racing scene. The synthetics played into her liking and her style, and distorted the view of what took place in the BC Classic, but I believe Zen is a great horse who can run on dirt. I don't at all believe she would be undefeated if she ran 14 times on dirt against good fields, and to be considered the greatest in the US you need to have made your mark there.