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Perfection good enough for Zenyatta?

By Bill Finley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, October 26, 2009

Zenyatta's campaign has been a cautious one, designed to limit risks or challenges. She has raced outside California only once, has never faced males, was kept apart from Rachel Alexandra and has run a mere four times this year. A planned race in May at Churchill Downs was scrapped when the track came up "good" for the Louisville Distaff, the same track that was listed as "fast" two races later. Some might argue that the plan has worked: Zenyatta is unbeaten, 13-for-13. But has it? Zenyatta h ...

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