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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
Zenyatta ran great in defeat. I take no issue with that.
But what I have noticed with most fillies who have beaten colts in dirt routes, they did so without "mixing it up" with the males. They either got loose on the lead or were deep closers. I theorize that going head to head with other males the whole way around, possibly bumping and feeling the physical presence of stronger males, is tougher for the female. It has made me appreciate more the efforts of those who did well while running with a style that "mixed it up" with the males. Zenyatta could've been racing against cheetahs or tractors. She was by herself running until she ran by them in the clear down the lane.
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Agree with this. I've never involved myself in the Rachel-Zenyatta debate. Two entirely different styles. All of Rachels races against inferior males was to take it to them right from the get go. She set very fast fractions and everyone who tried her early finished in the back. I believe her style finally wore her down in the long run. She was toasted after the Woodward, physically and mentally never the same.
