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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator
Even if it was commonplace for top mares to race till they were six, you'd be hard-pressed to find even one that could actually compete for the W in THIS particular race.
6yo mares ain't supposed to be able to hang with top colts which are two and three years younger. |
For one thing, Zenyatta didn't run in the championship level races at 2 or 3, in fact she barely ran at 3 at all. So she has had 3 years of stakes campaigning. If she had been at the top level at 2 and/or 3, yes, it would be uncommon for her be racing at 6. But she didn't, so the comparison doesn't apply.
Oh, and Makybe Diva had no problem beating up on boys when she was 6 and 7, even giving them weight. A three-peat in the Melbourne Cup tops any of Zenyatta's three-peats by a mile (almost literally).