I know the answer for the differential in margin of victory probably lies elsewhere, but could it be as simple as the publicity tht said race was receiving at the time?
Camp Z knew all eyes were still on this race, (even with the defection of RA after Zardana drilled her) and that the final time/margin of victory would be as heavily scrutinized as the competition/surface switch. Sheriffs, perhaps, instructed M Smith to dress it up as a more convincing win, in order to quell all of nay-sayers that were foaming at the mouth to interject with "IF RA was in the race, she would've beaten so and so by THIS much." I could very much see Sheriffs telling Smith pre-race "Leave no doubt out there as to who would've won today HAD they run their filly. Get her cranked iheading into the turn and keep at her."
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