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Zenyatta: Passing 100 from last to first
Zenyatta has raced 17 times in her career and has won all seventeen races. Because of her closing running style, she was dead last after a quarter mile in 14 of those races. The other thre...
Zenyatta's Apple Blossom, Speed Figures, and Performance Ratings
This post is more or less a review of last weeks stakes results but I wanted to include a discussion of a couple of different articles that have come out over the last couple of days discussing Zenyat...
Four to challenge Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom
A race that at one time looked like it could feature one of the most desirable match-ups in recent racing history has now turned into a ho-hum affair featuring just four challengers to the powerful ...
20 Thoughts on Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta
1. Not only did Mike Smith not even go to the stick in the stretch drive but he was barely giving Zenyatta a handride as they crossed the finish line. About the only thing he was really do...
Rachel and Zenyatta: Just Meet in Louisville in the Fall
Like sands from the hour glass... Yesterday the connections of Rachel Alexandra announced their intentions to skip the G1-Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park due to the advice of trainer Stev...
Rachel vs. Zenyatta: Now We Wait
Let the hype machine begin! This morning Oaklawn Park announced an increase to the purse of the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on April 3rd from $500,000 to $5 million if both Horse of the Year ...
Is Rachel vs. Zenyatta Enough?
Speculation is running rampant around the horse racing world at the possibility of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Zenyatta finally meeting on t...
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